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The director of the National Institutes of Health is warning of tough days ahead amid surging COVID-19 infections.

America’s oldest person, Hester Ford, passed away at her home, surrounded by family Saturday.

An elderly motorist whose SUV slammed into the back of a horse-drawn buggy on a southern Michigan road, killing three Amish children from the same family, will not be charged.

News4’s Pat Lawson Muse spoke with AARP caregiving expert Amy Goyer about caring for the elderly during the pandemic.

The year 2020 has been particularly tough on some of D.C.’s seniors, who are struggling even harder to find their next meals. But a revamped food drive aims to help these elders out.

Avalon In Home Nursing Care in Northern Virginia is offering free coronavirus testing for the elderly. News4’s Aimee Cho has more on the Falls Church company and how they’re making a difference.

More than 3,600 deaths have been linked to coronavirus outbreaks in nursing homes and long-term care facilities nationwide, an alarming rise in just the past two weeks

The coronavirus outbreak has been tough on seniors as many of them are in isolation. News4’s Jackie Bensen explains D.C.’s new plan to reach out to them.

Medical apps are quickly gearing up to detect COVID-19 symptoms. One local company is teaming up with Seat Pleasant, Maryland, to provide tele-medicine to its most vulnerable residents. News4’s Tracee Wilkins reports.