After a heart attack, life expectancy can depend on many factors. Now new evidence suggests that even a patient's sex and skin color may play a role.

Falls can be a huge concern for older adults, and this may be especially true for older men who take these common medications.

From vision to mental health to mobility, there are many types of disability. But how many people in the US face them?

Will all the office couch potatoes please stand up? Your heart may thank you for it.

If you needed another reason to get your teen daughter to drop the phone and get off the couch, here it is.

A common knee surgery to relieve pain may not be worth the risks for middle-aged and older patients.

Antibiotics are miracle drugs that have saved millions of lives, but some worry that their overuse could have serious consequences. Now there may be yet another cause for concern.

Having the time of your life may be easier if you’re over 55. At least, that’s the finding from a recent Gallup-Healthways survey.

When it comes to high school and college sports, young athletes who wind up too often on the field may also wind up in the surgical room.

Remember how mom always told you to eat your veggies? Turns out many adults didn’t listen.