Older adults satisfied with aging more likely to seek health screenings

Thursday, October 16, 2014 - 12:00 in Health & Medicine

Adults over 50 who feel comfortable about aging are more proactive in getting preventive health care services, a new study has found. For women, they received a mammogram/X-ray or pap smear with greater frequency. Men made medical appointments more often to get a prostate exam, the study showed.

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