
Liz Seegert is AHCJ’s health beat leader on aging. She’s an award-winning, independent health journalist based in New York’s Hudson Valley, who writes about caregiving, dementia, access to care, nursing homes and policy. Seegert is also a contributing writer for Fortune.com, the American Journal of Nursing, and PBS/NextAvenue.org, reporting on myriad health topics, including social determinants of health and women’s health. She has written for TIME Health, The Wirecutter, Money.com, Medscape, Consumer Reports, The Guardian and Medical Economics, as well as dozens of other trade and mainstream media. Her articles have been syndicated in Forbes.com, the Los Angeles Times, the Hartford Courant, The Saturday Evening Post and other major outlets.
Family caregiving can be rewarding but also challenging. When caregivers do not have the support they need, their health, well-being…
When it comes to health care, neighborhood location matters — not only now, but also as we age, according to…
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to serious long-term health effects — ranging from heart problems to ongoing brain fog. Now,…
While deaths from COVID-19 have naturally been a major focus over the past 18 months, cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains a…
Falls are the leading cause of injury and death in older adults. Those with cognitive impairment are two to three…
One in seven Americans is now 65 or older, comprising an increasing share of the U.S. population, according to the…
The latest annual report on America’s seniors finds older adults showed improvement on clinical measures like access to quality health…
An interesting study out of the UK found that the COVID-19 lockdown was a catalyst for many older people to…
In a deep-dive story for the Center for Public Integrity, a reporting team looked at the risk of contracting the…
For most of humankind’s existence, the average life expectancy was around 18 years. It’s only in the past century that…