The Latest Breaking News on Ageing

Jump in household projections driven by elderly and people living alone

The findings are not forecasts or predictions, but projections based on previous demographic trends.

Evening Standard · Oct 28, 2025

Doctors hail Medicare changes as win for rural patients

Rebates for longer phone consultations will help marginalised patients, including those who live far from health care or who cannot access video technology.

AAP · Oct 27, 2025

Kansas Care Connect: Bridging the Gap in Chronic Care

Approximately 93% of older adults have at least one chronic condition, and 78% are reported to have multiple.

International Business Times · Oct 27, 2025

CQC chief executive steps down amid Leeds maternity investigation

Sir Julian Hartley stepped down after raising concerns that his position may ‘undermine trust and confidence’ in the Commission’s regulation.

Evening Standard · Oct 23, 2025

Poland’s birth rate is in freefall. The cause? A loneliness epidemic that state cash can’t solve

Bonuses for families have done nothing to fix a baby bust caused by post-communist Europe’s relationships crisis, says sociologist Anna Gromada

The Guardian - UK · Oct 23, 2025

At 90, Mary Berry shares her secrets to living longer, including one surprising daily ritual

Alongside a solid fitness routine and 'good genes,' the baking star ends each day in quite an unexpected way

Woman & Home · Oct 22, 2025

Nurse ‘broke down in tears’ after changing room encounter with trans colleague

A staff nurse told a tribunal that she was asked three times by Rose Henderson if she was getting changed from her work clothes.

Evening Standard · Oct 22, 2025

Medical bodies tell peers assisted dying should be separate service

The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill is being subjected to further scrutiny by a select committee.

Evening Standard · Oct 22, 2025

UK elderly population at record high as more men live to very old age

While the majority of the elderly population continue to be women, the gender balance has shifted over time.

Evening Standard · Oct 21, 2025

Wes Streeting launches independent inquiry into maternity failures by Leeds hospitals

Families call for Donna Ockenden to head up new independent inquiry into Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

The Independent UK · Oct 19, 2025