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Initiatives look at what makes a city ‘age-friendly’
Cities are great places to grow old, say aging and health policy experts, but most urban areas are not well-prepared…
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Report says generic drugs are a Wild West of pricing
New research finds that changing retail prices for generic drugs could hit some consumers hard, while others may benefit from…
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Report emphasizes worldwide toll of dementia on women
A new report highlights just how much more likely women are to be affected by dementia than men around the…
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More aging boomers at risk of becoming elder orphans
Are you familiar with the term “elder orphan?” That’s how one researcher describes a coming wave of childless and unmarried…
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Report provides trove of story ideas, data on aging
May is Older Americans Month, which coincides with the Administration for Community Living’s annual profile of Americans over age 65.…
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Why is it so hard to discuss end-of life-care? #ahcj15
A provocative examination of end-of-life care brought this question into sharp focus for journalists attending Health Journalism 2015. Paul Kleyman, who…
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Why reporters should check the data in a ‘brief’
A recent data brief from the National Center for Health Statistics reported a 23 percent increase in the age-adjusted hypertension-related…
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IOM: Take action to improve cognitive health in non-AD older adults
A new report from the Institute of Medicine identifies the three key actions people can take to help maintain optimal…
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Experts: Care coordination, medical homes key to tackling global aging issues
An aging population isn’t just a challenge for providers and policymakers in the U.S. – it’s an issue most nations…
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Why we still need human relationships in an era of digital medicine
Is computerized medicine all it’s cracked up to be? Or has it so dramatically eliminated the human factor that we…