Patients with advanced directives more likely to choose comfort over aggressive care at end of life, according to new USC study.
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Master of Arts in Gerontology Inspires a Passion for Aging Policy
For Master’s student Andrea Voras, aging policy must change to meet the needs of the growing population of older adults.
Aging as a Global Issue
The COVID-19 pandemic highlights the need for international collaboration and effective solutions for challenges posed by aging populations.
Associate Professor Julie Zissimopoulos: the impact and economics of Alzheimer’s
Julie Zissimopoulos is an associate professor in the USC Price School of Public Policy and the co-director of the Aging and Cognition Initiative at the USC Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics, where she’s also a senior fellow and the director of two NIA-funded
USC supports task force to improve well-being for family caregivers
Cheryl Brown made a promise to her mother. “My mother said, ‘don’t you put me in a nursing home. Don’t you do that to me’,” said Brown, who cared for her mother at home after she suffered a stroke. Brown actually became a family caregiver at