adults

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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

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

Around 31% of adults have hypertension, and about half do not realize they have it.

From Science Daily • May 18, 2026

The girls kept an eye on the little brothers while the adults stood in line.

From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn