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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…
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Today’s aging boomers may be less healthy elders than expected, study says
New research refutes the common assumption that baby boomers are healthier than previous generations and will remain so into old…
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Link between air quality, residents’ lung health seen in European nursing homes
Like the United States, most European nations face an increasingly aging population, with more elderly living in some type of…
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The aging Latino population faces unique challenges
All family caregivers face struggle to provide appropriate care to their loved ones, while balancing work, other family obligations and…
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Bipartisan, bicameral caucus launched to put caregiving in spotlight
Who says Congress can’t cooperate? Two Republicans and two Democrats yesterday announced the formation of the bipartisan, bicameral Assisting Caregivers…