by Jason Resendez | Jan 17, 2019
This article originally appeared in Aging Today, the bimonthly newspaper of the American Society on Aging. Stigma around Alzheimer’s disease, the sixth-leading cause of death among Americans, is slowly eroding as the disease becomes more and more visible in our...
by Diverse Elders | Dec 7, 2018
by Susan Buchanan. This article originally appeared in the Louisiana Weekly. In the United States, diabetes is most prevalent among Southerners and residents of Appalachian regions. Blacks are afflicted more than whites. Over a third of African American seniors are...
by Diverse Elders | Nov 5, 2018
by Susan Buchanan. This article originally appeared in the Louisiana Weekly. Elders are among those most vulnerable to dehydration, and African American and Hispanic adults are more likely to become dehydrated than whites, researchers have found. In a review of health...
by Dr. Yanira Cruz | Oct 17, 2018
For far too many years, Hispanics across the country have been sidelined in critical medical research. As a result, our community is not taken into consideration in the creation of medical treatment programs that, for some, would be their best chance for survival. For...
by Diverse Elders | Oct 15, 2018
by Ryan Whirty. This article originally appeared in The Louisiana Weekly. All skin – and a particular skin disorder – is not the same, as a recent study into the effects and symptoms of eczema, a frustratingly itchy, often painful and potentially embarrassing...
