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Agency authorizes shots for those 65 and older, with young people eligible if they have underlying medical conditionsThe US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved updated Covid-19 vaccines but has placed new restrictions on who can get them.Th…
Agency authorizes shots for those 65 and older, with young people eligible if they have underlying medical conditionsThe US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved updated Covid-19 vaccines but has placed new restrictions on who can get them.Th…
Grace Chambers, whose daughter dared her to join nine years ago, hopes to be first centenarian at her local eventWhen Grace Chambers ran her first parkrun, it was the result of a dare. Now, nine years later, and at 97 years old, she has reached the sou…
Exclusion of older people from research due to arbitrary age cut-offs could stall development of life-saving treatmentsPeople aged over 75 are being excluded from health research due to arbitrary age cut-offs, potentially stalling the development of li…
Merz walks fine line as ‘lazy Germans’ debate sparks protest and economy minister calls to raise retirement age to 70The fact that ageing Germany’s generous pension system is unsustainable is political Berlin’s worst-kept secret, but a controversial ca…
Campaign group Slow Ways launches app for disabled people, parents with children, older people and othersVolunteers have mapped 10,000 walking routes across Great Britain in an attempt to make rural walking more accessible.The routes provide accessible…
Authorities and consumer groups warn some companies are upselling unnecessary work, using multiple names and pressuring people to agree to high quotesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWhen Jane was quoted about $20,000 to get t…
Singh’s east London running club confirms death in India of athlete thought to be first centenarian to run a marathonThe runner Fauja Singh, believed to be the oldest person to complete a marathon, has died in a road accident in India aged 114.The athl…
Brenda Allen from Cheshire amasses more than 2m views for videos featuring her quirky Jellycat figuresThe anger and polarisation often on display on social media have made it a stressful place to venture for many people, wary of its unpredictable pile-…
Cases of cervical cancer among older people rising globally as research finds over-65s more likely to have HPV infections than younger womenRoutine cervical screening should be offered to women aged 65 and over as they are still at heightened risk of c…