For the first time, a newly-released report, resulting from a one-day summit, “Paving the Path for Family-Centered Design: A National Report on Family Caregiver Roles in Medical Product Development,” explores the vital roles that family caregivers can play in shaping...
Lost in Translation: Google’s Translation of Palliative Care to ‘Do-Nothing Care’
by Cynthia X. Pan, MD, FACP, AGSF. This article originally appeared on the GeriPal blog. My colleagues often ask me: “Why are Chinese patients so resistant to hospice and palliative care?” “Why are they so unrealistic?” “Don’t they understand that death is part of...
Age-Friendly Health Care: Speaking Up About What Matters to You
by Dr. Terry Fulmer, President, The John A. Hartford Foundation. This article originally appeared on Next Avenue. As you get older, your medical care can ripple across every aspect of your life. It might be a prescription that makes you too tired for dinner with the...
What Second Chance? The Uncertain Future of Post-Prison Health Care
by Cassie M. Chew. This article originally appeared in The Crime Report. In the months since President Trump signed the First Step Act, the product of a landmark bipartisan effort that many have called one of the most important justice reforms in years, about 500...
A Little Too Late: Some Chinese American Vets to Never Receive WWII Gold Medal
by Chunxiang Jin. To read the original article in Chinese, please visit the World Journal website. Peter Woo would never get the chance to receive the Congressional Gold Medal for his indelible service during World War II. He died unexpectedly only six days before...
Despite connectivity, social isolation is not declining—especially among diverse older adults
This article originally appeared in Aging Today, the bimonthly newspaper of the American Society on Aging. When asked by staff of the Diverse Elders Coalition about the aging services available in her area, Elva, an American Indian elder from New Mexico, relayed how...