Aging

The Iowa City Bike Library is working to broaden who a cyclist is and reduce barriers to biking.

Caregiving always comes with challenges, but those in the sandwich generation are pulled between the needs of several generations.

For adults 40 and older, exercise comes with unique challenges. In his new book, Aaron Leventhal gives his advice on finding enjoyment in your fitness practice.

Eighty years wasn't too long a wait for an Iowa native to don the ceremonial cap and gown.

On this encore episode of Talk of Iowa: Retirement can seem like an indefinite vacation to some and a dreaded end to a decades-long career to others.

Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird is among those leading a lawsuit against the federal government's new requirement for nursing home staffing.

Society's reliance on technology is not only a barrier, but an equity issue.

Police in a Kansas town decided to shield the identity of a sniper who killed a 2-year-old during a standoff. The case has since gained national attention and protesters are calling for the release of the sniper's identity.

Seniors who are hospitalized with even a minor illness or injury are at risk of "hospital-acquired disability," which puts them at risk of rehospitalizations and a downward spiral that could eventually land them in a nursing home.

Erika Schwartz was born in a Jewish ghetto in Hungary in 1944, one day before Nazis sealed it off. Against all odds she and her mother survived the Holocaust, eventually moving to the United States.