Seniors

Scott Campbell recalls the time he went to visit his 100-year-old mother at her long-term care home in Fort St. John, B.C., and found her shivering and crying under a mountain of blankets, unable to warm up. Campbell, who is the volunteer…

New Canadian data reaffirms that while the vast majority of the population has likely caught the virus behind COVID-19 at least once, more than four in 10 elderly adults may have avoided infection so far — while remaining at the highest…

This story is part of CBC Health's Second Opinion, a weekly analysis of health and medical science news emailed to subscribers on Saturday mornings. If you haven't subscribed yet, you can do that by clicking here.With COVID-19…

Ask Patricia Anderson how she is doing, and you probably will not get a routine answer. “Today, I’m working and I’m fine,” she said on a recent Tuesday. “Saturday and Sunday, I was bedridden. Long Covid is a roller coaster.”Before the…

Shakti Kapoor recently opened up about his early days at the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII). He recalled getting ragged by his senior, actor Mithun Chakraborty.In an interview with a Urdu Youtube channel, Shakti revealed that…

Seniors at risk of dementia who were given hearing aids and counselling had less cognitive decline over a three-year period, a randomized trial finds.Research published Monday in The Lancet medical journal found that at-risk seniors saw…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size After years of teasing a potential “Bachelor for seniors,” the primetime dating franchise has finally announced a leading…

Yashasvi Jaiswalsaid it was a great learning experience to bat alongside seniors like Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli during his dream international debut in India's first Test against the West Indies in Dominica.Jaiswal contributed with 171…

When Dr. Benjamin Han, a geriatrician and addiction medicine specialist, meets new patients at the School of Medicine at the University of California, San Diego, he talks with them about the usual health issues that older adults face:…

File photo of Ajit Agarkar.© InstagramFormer India pacer Ajit Agarkar was named chairman of India's senior men's selection committee earlier this week. However, former India batter Aakash Chopra feels that Agarkar will have some tough…