adults

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Only health-related advice was more common than financial advice, cited by 49% of older adults.

From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026

Therapy use is up with “younger, wealthier, college-educated, urban adults with private insurance,” but not with people who are “older, less educated, uninsured, or rural.”

From Salon • May 18, 2026

Food and Drug Administration approved the drug as a treatment of hypertension in adults in combination with other medications, the company said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

At Castle Gym in the centre of Nottingham, young adults tell the BBC about what they want from the future.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

The adults used words like “transition year” and “while everyone adjusts.”

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix