Confronting Ageism: America’s Hidden Bias Exposed

Confronting Ageism: America’s Hidden Bias Exposed

By JR Holguin | October 16, 2023 From the overlooked stages of Alzheimer’s to systemic discrimination in the workplace, experts and new initiatives call for a societal shift recognizing the value and diversity of elderhood. BROOKLYN, NY — In the United States, a culture that idolizes youth and vitality, the complexities of aging and elderhood […]

A Pandemic Lesson: Older Adults Need to Go Back to Their Doctor and Make Preventive Care a Top Priority

A Pandemic Lesson: Older Adults Need to Go Back to Their Doctor and Make Preventive Care a Top Priority

By Laurie Archbald-Pannone, The Conversation Older people have borne a higher burden of illness and death from COVID-19, with people 65 and older experiencing higher rates of hospitalization and death. That’s only part of the sad story, however. In many instances, older people stopped seeing their doctors, and standard clinical care for their chronic medical […]

Omicron Makes Booster Shots More Critical for Medically Vulnerable Seniors

Omicron Makes Booster Shots More Critical for Medically Vulnerable Seniors

By Laurie Archbald-Pannone, The Conversation People are understandably worn out, tired of thinking about COVID-19 and wanting to get back to a true normal. This so-called “pandemic fatigue” is real. But it’s also contributing to lapses in COVID-19 precautions and to more people getting infected with the omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2. It is become starkly […]