There are about 630,000 people aged 100 or older worldwide, and the vast majority live in just 10 countries. View on euronews ...

8. In 2014, Singapore's National Council on Problem Gambling unveiled an anti-gambling advertisement in which a child expressed regret over his father wagering all their savings on Germany winning the ...

Experts have long pointed to inflammation as a natural part of getting older. But a new paper suggests it might be more a ...

SINGAPORE – Caring for a loved one who is ill is a journey of love and dedication and one that is fraught with emotional, psychological, physical and financial complexities. Here, three individuals ...

How do wealth status and financial planning impact perceptions of our health, especially when we imagine ourselves a few ...

Most respondents express some level of confidence about their future health—perhaps due in part to their financial status, ...

Hypertension Is Most Common Chronic Condition in People Aged 85 Years and Older Overall, 7.4 percent of adults aged 85 years and older reported no chronic conditions, 37.3 percent reported four or ...

The Singapore Shipping Association (SSA) has elected industry veteran Teo Teng Seng as its new president, taking over from Caroline Yang. Teo was earlier the SSA’s digitalisation committee chair ...

An elderly man was struck by falling spalling concrete from the ceiling of his toilet in his Yishun HDB flat, according to a Facebook post by user Siti Nurhashikin on Thursday (June 19) morning.

Roughly 29 % of Collier residents are 65 and older, according to the Collier Community Foundation. The total county population in 2024 stood at 416,233, which puts the number of seniors at 150,000.

Hypertension is the most common chronic condition among adults aged 85 years and older, with the prevalence higher among women than men, according to a report published in the June Health E-Stats.

The age factor “Although humidity is miserable for everyone, it’s worse for older people,” Carr says. The diminished capacity to cool down makes them more vulnerable to dehydration, heat stroke, ...