Dr. Bruce Aylward, leader of the team that visited China, details what every country should do to stop the coronavirus.
Tag: Elderly
Italy’s Elderly Suffer Heavy Toll as Coronavirus Spreads
Spikes in the numbers of deaths and cases have become the new normal in the country with Europe’s oldest population.
In Graying Japan, Many Are Vulnerable but Few Are Being Tested
The coronavirus is particularly dangerous to older people, but the Japanese authorities have maintained strict constraints on testing for it.
An Alzheimer’s Treatment Fails: ‘We Don’t Have Anything Now’
With high hopes, drugs to fight brain plaques were tested in people genetically destined to develop dementia. The drugs failed.
Giving the Gift of Mobility in a City Locked Down by Coronavirus
Wearing a powder blue protective suit, face mask and goggles, Zhang Lei ferries Wuhan residents, especially the elderly, to buy groceries, get medicine and go to the hospital.
Rich People Don’t Just Live Longer. They Also Get More Healthy Years.
Wealthy men and women generally have eight to nine more years of “disability-free” life after age 50 than poor people do, according to a new study of English and American adults.
China’s Seniors, Looking for Love, Head to the Park
Increasingly widowed and divorced, a new generation of graying singles are navigating modern romance in a rapidly changing country.
Shortchanged: Why British Life Expectancy Has Stalled
For the first time in modern history, Britons in some areas are living shorter lives, with poor lifestyles, depression and budget cuts the leading causes.
Risk for Dementia May Increase With Long-Term Use of Certain Medicines
Here’s what research suggests about a class of drugs called anticholinergics, which treat a wide range of ailments, from depression to bladder issues.
The Globe Is Going Gray Fast, U.N. Says in New Forecast
The latest population projection from the United Nations said fertility rates globally were declining while the percentage of older people was rising rapidly.