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
A 2022 Gallup survey suggested that 54 percent of Americans ages 65 and older regularly drink alcohol. But while some …
Research published in the January issue of the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society highlights the impact of persistent pain …
Statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggest that about 8.5 million Americans have peripheral artery disease (PAD). …
Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the most common form of cardiovascular disease in the United States. It is characterized by …
About half of older adults have kyphosis, an excessive curving of the upper back that creates a humped effect. Older …