Life After 50

  • America’s Oldest Person Dies at 115

    Living to 100 is no easy feat, especially with U.S. life expectancy slipping to 76.4 years. But Bessie Hendricks, a former teacher, who began her career in a one-room schoolhouse, surpassed expectations by living long enough to become a supercentenarian…

  • senior woman looks through some memories just before the house move begins

    What to Do When a Loved One Dies

    The death of a loved one can be overwhelming. But even while processing the grief in the days and weeks afterward, those left behind are expected to finalize the affairs, responsibilities, and financial accounts of the deceased friend or family…

  • Smiling senior woman holding a smartphone, looking to the left, with a row of trees lining a sidewalk walkway blurred behind her, on a sunny spring day

    Fulfilling, Productive Things to Do in Retirement

    Some choose retirement, and some have retirement thrust upon them. Modern retirees face decades of free time to fill with leisure activities, socializing, contributing to a community or cause, pursuing hobbies — or working, either for the income or for…

  • Hearing aids featuring advanced noise reduction, feedback cancellation, and Flexi Tetrapalms

    Top-Rated Hearing Aids You Can Now Buy Over the Counter

    Thanks to a new rule from the Food and Drug Administration, we’ve been able to buy hearing aids over the counter — without a prescription or doctor’s appointment — since Oct. 17. The air-conduction hearing aids covered by the rule,…

  • Beautiful young woman of 30 in bed, late in the morning using a vintage phone to talk to a friend

    Kids Use Landline Phone For the First Time, and It’s Making People Feel Old

    Families used to gather around the telephone just to marvel at the technology, the magical ability to talk to someone across the globe. While we might take Alexander Graham Bell’s invention for granted today, the telephone remains just as foreign…

  • Medicare Health Insurance Card

    Medicare Part B To Cost Seniors Less Next Year

    Starting next year, retirees will spend less on monthly premiums for Medicare’s Part B plan — the first time there’s been a decrease in a decade. The 3% decrease also affects the cost of routine doctors’ visits and other outpatient care,…