Compare in-home and mobile medical alert systems, understand fall detection limits and costs, and choose a setup that fits your loved one.

Compare in-home and mobile medical alert systems by coverage, cost, fall detection, battery life, and ease of use to find the right fit.

Compare medical alert systems, choose the right coverage, set up emergency contacts, and test the device with a senior.

Physician Jerry Avorn argues clinicians should explain how policy changes could affect patients’ coverage and care, without directing their votes.

The FDA expanded Ryzumvi’s approval to include presbyopia after two phase III trials found improved near-vision measures versus placebo.

Nursing home groups support parts of a Senate Democrats’ long-term care reform request but oppose reviving the 2024 federal staffing mandate.

A Sixty and Me essay recalls older-home details that eased chores, offered comfort and encouraged neighbors to gather, while making no new building announcement.

A Sixty and Me report describes how repeated appeals to a mother’s greater skill can shift family tasks onto her—and where the pattern needs context.

A Sixty and Me essay reflects on lessons from mistakes, friendship, aging and everyday life, rather than relying only on formal teachers.

MedPage Today’s October 18 roundup highlights comments on AI in health care, flu vaccine access, pregnancy research and other medical studies.