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Understanding Late-Life Anxiety: Symptoms and Treatment Options
Anxiety can cause a host of unpleasant symptoms, so it’s best caught and treated early.
Aching and Baking: Why Older Adults with Chronic Illness Are Turning to Cannabis
Cannabis may be more accessible, but elders should tread lightly due to medication interactions and other higher risks.
Designing for Belonging: What We Learned—and Shared—in Japan
We brought home the idea that systems require structure, but humans require meaning.
The Treat and Reduce Obesity Act: An Advocacy Agenda for Equitable Healthy Aging
Connecting the prevention and treatment of obesity with broader goals for aging.
Bridging the Gap: Improving Health Literacy in Older Adults
Simple solutions can solve a complex issue and ensure older adults benefit from the best care possible.
Framing Obesity as a Health Equity Issue for Older Adults
A personal and professional take on why obesity is incredibly challenging to combat.
Data Speaks, But Stories Shout: The Future of Aging Policy
Online research tool The People Say features insights from elders to foster understanding of complex policy issues.
Key Economic Issues Facing Aging Americans: Gender Differences
A rather bleak financial picture faces women as they age, often without partners, and relying solely upon Social Security.
We Know the Kids Are Not OK, But What About Older Men?
Older men have a problem with lack of purpose, but multiple volunteer groups aim to fix it.
New County-Level Data Reveals Hidden Gaps in Medicaid Long-Term Care
Combining data with first-hand stories will make HCBS experiences more visible and visceral.
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