Some common medications -- including antidepressants, sleep aids and painkillers -- may dull the driving skills of seniors, a new study finds. Many different medication classes have been linked to the ...

Some common medications -- including antidepressants, sleep aids and painkillers -- may dull the driving skills of seniors, a new study finds. Many different medication classes have been linked to the ...

To the editor: It’s great that the state’s Department of Motor Vehicles has dropped the written tests for most drivers 70 and older. Although I have passed this test every time, I find that some of ...

There was quite a bit of reader “road rage” over our recent column discussing the Department of Motor Vehicles knowledge test required for drivers 70 and older. Older readers shared their observations ...

But the new study took a particularly rigorous approach to investigating the issue -- following older adults for up to 10 years and testing their driving skills with annual road tests. And it turned ...

Some common medications -- including antidepressants, sleep aids and painkillers -- may dull the driving skills of seniors, a new study finds. Many different medication classes have been linked to the ...