Yahoo Sports quoted Eileen Crimmins and Jennifer Ailshire and their research on life expectancy at the USC/UCLA Center for Biodemography and Population Health. Crimmins says life expectancy is an important data point: “It’s basically an overall indicator of health — and it’s one of the best ones.”
The American Society on Aging Generations Now blog featured a column by Caroline Cicero on retired faculty member and gerontology luminary Phoebe Liebig, who passed away on February 24, 2021. “Phoebe encouraged us to “work smart” and find our focus, to take care of ourselves and our families, plan for our futures and remember our pasts,” Cicero wrote. “She balanced being a scholarly advisor, professional coach, cheerleader and discerning editor, with motherly and grandmotherly advice, smiles and hugs sprinkled in to keep us going.”
The Washington Post featured Elizabeth Zelinski of the USC Leonard Davis School on what aging adults should and shouldn't do to keep their minds healthy. "Smoking is probably the number one risk factor — it affects your nervous system and vascular system," she said.
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Washington Post quoted Valter Longo on how outdated advice to have many small meals a day has led to people eating for a larger portion of a day.
USC Annenberg Media featured alumna Portia Cheng, who opened a tea shop during the COVID-19 pandemic.
McKnight’s Senior Living mentioned the USC Master of Arts in Senior Living Hospitality in an article on a new master’s program.
Seattle Times cited the Fall Prevention Center of Excellence at the USC Leonard Davis School in an article about multigenerational housing and safety for aging in place. Falls are the No. 1 cause of injury, trauma-related hospital visits and injury deaths for those ages 65 and older, but home modifications can improve safety and support independent living, according to the center.
Los Angeles Daily News quoted Eileen Crimmins of the USC Leonard Davis School on COVID-19’s impact on U.S. life expectancy. “A year of life expectancy lost doesn’t really give you a true sense of how serious this has been. Millions of life years were actually lost,” she told CNN. “Covid is on track to cause more deaths than cancer or heart disease, and that’s important.”
The Washington Post and NPR cited research by Theresa Andrasfay of the USC Leonard Davis School on how coronavirus deaths have shortened American life expectancy, especially Black and Latino populations.
CNN quoted Eileen Crimmins of the USC Leonard Davis School on COVID-19’s impact on U.S. life expectancy. “A year of life expectancy lost doesn’t really give you a true sense of how serious this has been. Millions of life years were actually lost,” she told CNN. “Covid is on track to cause more deaths than cancer or heart disease, and that’s important.”
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