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Members of a CalFire crew work to mop up hotspots from the burn scar of the Palisades Fire near Mulholland Drive in Los Angeles, California, U.S., January 15, 2025.

Searching for Elderly Patients After the Los Angeles Wildfires

by Indira Subramanian

A UCLA neurologist describes the struggle to reach socially and physically isolated patients months after the wildfires

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Bar chart illustrating the aging population in South Carolina from 2013 to 2023, focusing on the 65 to 74 age group. The chart highlights the significant growth in this demographic, with the population increasing from 439,093 in 2013 to 621,496 in 2023. The 65 to 74 age group is emphasized as having the greatest growth among other age ranges.

South Carolina Addresses the Geriatrician Gap

by Anika Nayak

The state is leading efforts to care for its aging population by recruiting elder-care specialists

Three people walk down a street with their arms linked.
Aging

A New Model for Healthy Aging

by John Beard, Michael Hodin

Fostering innovation to meet the needs of an aging population

Alzheimer's patient Laetitia, 39, is reflected in a mirror as she walks with an umbrella at the Village Landais Alzheimer site in Dax, France, September 24, 2020. Picture taken on September 24, 2020.
Aging

The Cost of Inaction

by George Vradenburg

Governments worldwide should step up against Alzheimer’s

Volunteer undertakers help carry the coffin of 64-year-old Yoyoh Sa'diah who passed away due to complications related to COVID-19, at home in Bogor, West Java province, Indonesia, on July 8, 2021.
Governance

Just How Do Deaths Due to COVID-19 Stack Up?

by Christopher Troeger

Despite a likely undercount in many places, COVID is among the leading causes of death in most countries  

A displaced woman in a wheelchair cries during a protest at a makeshift camp at the Greek-Macedonian border near the village of Idomeni, Greece, on March 27, 2016.
Aging

Aging and Displaced

by Benedetta Armocida, Beatrice Formenti

The health and well-being of millions of older people around the world are threatened by violence and war

a retired goat herder poses for a photograph in Choklamsar, a village nestled high in the Indian Himalayas, India September 27, 2016. When asked how living in the worlds fastest growing major economy had affected life, Takapa replied: "Traditional values are being lost as we focus on money."
Aging

An Aging World Requires More Support for Health Systems

by Joseph L. Dieleman, Emilie Maddison, Ritu Sadana, Angela E. Micah

Development assistance should reflect this need

Students wear face masks during a health-care action rally dedicated to COVID-19 in Solo, Central Java, Indonesia on February 3, 2020
Governance

Tackling the World’s Most Vexing Diseases Through Data

by Lauren A. Do, Patricia G. Synnott, Siyu Ma, Daniel A. Ollendorf

A call to re-shape the way policymakers make health decisions by getting the most cost-effective priorities straight

Factories emit smoke in Jilin province, China, across the Songhua River from where an elderly man exercises on the morning of Feb 24, 2013, after Chinese authorities announced plans to curb pollution. The photo shows the man in the foreground, back to the camera, with buildings on the other side of the river pouring out smoke. REUTERS/Stringer
Environment

What to do About Type 2

by Katherine Leach-Kemon, Theo Vos

Aging, obesity, and poor diet are driving the diabetes epidemic worldwide—and so is air pollution

An elderly demonstrator poses for the camera as he makes a V-sign during ongoing anti-government protests, in Baghdad, Iraq, December 10, 2019. He has a black-and-white checkered scarf tied on his head and a red and white sash with green accents, around his neck. He has a very long white beard and friendly eyes. REUTERS/Alaa al-MarjaniSELECT
Aging

Age Ain’t Nothing but a Number—Except When it Comes to Health

by Matt Doxey

In some parts of the world, forty is the new seventy