Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai's Focus on Healthy Aging (FHA)
Volume 27 • Number 4 • April 2024
Everybody gets joint pain from time to time, but if you are experiencing constant joint pain that impacts your mobility, function, and quality of life, it’s possible you may have arthritis— according to recent research from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), one in five U.S. adults suffer …
Issue Highlights
Everybody gets joint pain from time to time, but if you are experiencing constant joint pain that impacts your mobility, …
Neck pain is a common complaint among older adults and can be hard to cope with— in fact, a 2017 …
Most of us never think about breathing: It’s something that just happens automatically, and the only time we become aware …
One of the best ways to improve and speed up your recovery from a major cardiovascular event is to participate …
It’s easy to dismiss leg pain—perhaps it’s your arthritis playing up, or maybe you overexerted yourself and strained a muscle …
Falls are prevalent among American seniors, and while most falls don’t cause serious injuries, many do. “Overall, falling can set …
An estimated 5.5 million Americans are living with dementia, and about 47 million display some evidence of preclinical Alzheimer’s disease …
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death globally, and it kills more than 600,000 Americans each year, according to …
Poor sleep predicts disability in older age, according to a recent study (Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, Sept. 14, …