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People wait in line at the Care Harbor/LA free clinic in Los Angeles, California, on September 27, 2012.

How the MAHA Commission Can Improve U.S. Life Expectancy

by Thoai D. Ngo 

To help Americans live healthier, policymakers should address what researchers call the causes of causes for ill health

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A woman holds the hand of her mother who is dying from cancer during her final hours, at a palliative care hospital, in Winnipeg, Canada, onJuly 24, 2010.

What It Means to Legalize Assisted Death

by Jenaye Johnson

More countries are looking to legalize versions of a right to die that are not only assisted, but accepted

A man wearing a protective mask is seen among people at a crowded market amid the spread of COVID-19.
Governance

Inside the Global Burden of Disease Study

IHME Director Christopher Murray recounts the study's role in shaping global policy and how collaborators overcame COVID

An elderly woman in face mask is accompanied by a helper as she walks in Singapore's Chinatown
Aging

Unsung Heroes: How Elder Care Leans on Singapore’s Women

by Chloe Searchinger

Addressing the disproportionate effect of aging societies on women

Three people walk down a street with their arms linked.
Aging

A New Model for Healthy Aging

by John Beard, Michael Hodin

Fostering innovation to meet the needs of an aging population

Kimono-clad women wearing protective face masks walk in front of white Japanese Sake barrels stacked in a grid decorated with colorful designs for the year-end and New-Year at Meiji Shrine
Aging

The Curious Case of Japan's Alcohol Contest

by Annie Chan

Japan's young people are turning away from alcohol, but its tax agency wants to reverse the trend

Elderly people stand in a row and stretch out their arms as they exercise at a public park in Hanoi, Vietnam on October 9, 2018.
Aging

The Rising Price of Dementia

by Paola Pedroza

As the number of people with dementia grows, families need access to affordable care

Older people in wheelchairs and blue masks line up to receive the vaccine against the COVID-19 during a vaccination session for elderly people over 85 years old, at a church in Taipei, Taiwan on June 15, 2021.
Aging

Aging Gracefully in Taiwan

Mayor-physician Ko Wen-Je's quest to reshape Taipei for seniors

Chen Guozhi, 85, and his wife Chen Suzhen, 82, pose during a photo shoot to recreate wedding photos for elderly couples, who have been married for more than 50 years, Tianjin, China, August 16, 2018
Aging

Growing Old in China in the Age of Abundance

by Wang Feng

A rapidly aging population has witnessed China's ascension to economic security, due in part to better health

Eiichi Okubo, 71, speaks to his wife Yumiko, 68, who has been suffering from dementia, near her care house in Tokyo, Japan, on October 29, 2018.
Aging

Memory Robber—Keeping Dementia From Stealing Our Future

by Emma Nichols, Annie Chan

Dementia cases may triple globally by 2050, here's how public health professionals can help