In this episode of The Doctor's Art #podcast , #geriatrician and author Louise Aronson shares her hopeful vision for the future of #longevity and discusses how we can foster healthy and meaningful #aging .
Stanford Medicine & the Muse Stanford Center on Longevity @StanfordMed
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📚'Except the longer we keep you alive, the more likely you are to reach the phase of old age when most of modern society and medicine have nothing for you, not even dignity or compassion.'
Come to the #KingLecture in just 4 days to hear how Louise Aronson is changing that!

Extraordinarily powerful NEJM graphic piece illustrating the hidden crisis of family caregiving, and the disproportionate toll it takes on women: nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…

Everyone has a role to play in better supporting unpaid family caregivers.

We can and must do better.

All my patients are asking when/whether to get the new booster. See below for the take of two of my most reliable sources Bob Wachter agreeing with Katelyn Jetelina. If you follow #COVID19 news and don't follow them, you are missing out!

Looking forward to it!!

The problem is that old age is different than other life stages. Most 2 or 22 or 42 year olds are the same. Not so for 82 year olds. So chronologic age because a much less useful or precise metric. It's about functional status and that varies most in old age. #aging

Disconcerting. Clearly, our messages regarding abolishing #ageism & separating chronological age from level of competence aren't getting through to enough people. We have to keep calling out such ignorant, sensational journalism whenever we encounter it!
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Family caregiving and employment: Often not a compatible combination. I wrote about new research showing that eldercare can drive workers out of the labor force for years, or for good, with ongoing repercussions for caregivers, employers, the economy. nytimes.com/2022/09/04/sci…

It's time for #agejustice Great analysis of the last three years here: Ageism’s Toll in the Age of COVID | Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study Harvard University University #aging radcliffe.harvard.edu/news-and-ideas…

My question for those in #NewYork , esp those in #healthcare , do you have access to primary care too? Can people see specialists in weeks to months, not longer? In #SanFrancisco all major centers are closed to primary care or backed up into 2023. It's horrific for patients.

I hesitate to criticize CDC. It is full of bright, hardworking career scientists, & critique of policy gets conflated with critique of them. That said, I find the latest #COVIDguidance flawed. It sacrifices the vulnerable, offers false reassurance, & ignores inconvenient data.

The CDC doubles down on its flawed, not evidence based Covid recommendations with a new guidance document
1. Leaves fully vaccinated = 2 shots, stay 'up to date'
2. Leaves isolation at 5 days w/o rapid tests
3. Pushes 'community levels' when real info is 'transmission levels'

It’s not over. Be careful out there, friends. 👇

I'm honored to have been quoted in this important piece by Paula Span. How do you feel about our society's lack of rituals honoring the passage from adulthood to elderhood? #ageism #aging
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💬 Did you miss our live webinar on #HealthyAging w/ U-M IHPI? We've got you covered! Watch the full event on YouTube, and hear prominent global leaders discuss the latest research: spr.ly/6015z2Vlx

John Z. Ayanian Deb Whitman Louise Aronson Vijeth Iyengar, Ph.D. Preeti Malani

Oh no, the doctor thought listening to the distressed son's message...On the harms of 'The visitor policy'
As Hospitals Restrict Visitors, What Constitutes A ‘Good Death’? | Health Affairs Journal #COVID19 #hpm #paltc #geriatrics #healthpolicy healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/hl…

“The older adults most at risk of experiencing financial insecurity are single women and BIPOC people,” says jan mutchler, in the July-August issue of #GenerationsToday : generations.asaging.org/super-financia… 

American Society Aging LeadingAge LTSS Center @UMass Boston UMass Boston Paula Span Richard Eisenberg Ben Casselman