Elderly Health

An older adult using elastic resistance bands to perform an upper-body strength exercise indoors.

October 7, 2026

Resistance training after 40: how regular workouts help preserve muscle strength

If the barrier to exercise is time, the research on consistent resistance training for adults over 40 should be more widely understood. Short, regular resistance workouts do something that infrequent long sessions

Older adult performing a simple strength exercise at home

Health·News·Science

Scientists Identify Drug Target That Reversed Age-Related Muscle Loss in Aging Rodents: What the JCI Study on NaV1.4 and ClC-1 Shows

Researchers have identified a specific molecular mechanism behind age-related muscle weakness and demonstrated that blocking it improved muscle function in aged rats and mice. The study, published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation in September 2026, points to a drug

September 27, 2026

Australia Aged Care Fees: What Families Need to Know About Hidden Facility Charges

Health·Policy

Residential aged care in Australia has faced regulatory scrutiny over improper ancillary charges that providers have attempted to bundle into basic care packages without

Social Security 2027 COLA announcement delayed until October; forecasts predict 3.5-3.6% increase over 2026

Guides·Policy

The 2027 Social Security Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) will not be official until October 2026, though early forecasts suggest a modest increase following 2026’s 2.8%

Australia·Health·Latest·News·Policy

Australia cut 53,000 from aged-care waitlist by changing how it counts

More than 53,000 people vanished from Australia’s aged-care waitlist after a counting change, not because they got care, Four Corners found.

Sunita Somvanshi

August 18, 2026

Philippine national flag with a horizontal blue and red bicolor design featuring a white triangle at the hoist containing a golden sun with eight rays and three five-pointed stars against a blue sky background.

Health·News

47,000 Philippine Schools Closed as 45C Heat Forces Kids Online

Extreme heat across the Philippines forced the closure of more than 47,000 public schools on August 12, sending children home to remote learning as temperatures exceeded 45C across Metro Manila. The Department

Sunita Somvanshi

August 15, 2026

Close-up of green cannabis leaves on a bhang plant outdoors.

Health·News

Senior Cannabis Use Jumps 46% as Stanford Expert Warns ‘No Safe Amount’ for Heart Health

Cannabis use among Americans 65 and older has surged 46% in just two years, reaching 7% in 2023, up from 4.8% in 2021. This demographic shift has caught the attention of medical

Tejal Somvanshi

October 13, 2025