A multidisciplinary dementia cost project led by USC researchers provides updated estimates of the financial toll on patients, care partners and society.
Amid an ongoing opioid crisis that contributes to shortening American lifespans, a new study addresses the lack of nationwide data on who keeps the lifesaving medication with them and uses it to reverse overdoses.
In honor of Ageism Awareness Day, we’re sharing insights from Instructional Professor Paul Nash who recently joined us and the American Society on Aging to explain the AIR Model of ageism, and how we can challenge and prevent the perpetuation of different forms of ageism.
Caregiver Conference and Advocacy Day, organized by the California Coalition on Family Caregiving, brings together caregivers, advocates, and policymakers to discuss and plan for the future of caregiving in California.
Dementia diagnoses increased after Medicare Advantage (MA) began calculating plan payments to account for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias, according to a recent USC study.
Addressing the continuing Covid-19 pandemic, which has lowered life expectancy and widened health disparities in the U.S., calls for preventive behaviors and policy change, say USC researchers.