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Bar chart illustrating the aging population in South Carolina from 2013 to 2023, focusing on the 65 to 74 age group. The chart highlights the significant growth in this demographic, with the population increasing from 439,093 in 2013 to 621,496 in 2023. The 65 to 74 age group is emphasized as having the greatest growth among other age ranges.

South Carolina Addresses the Geriatrician Gap

by Anika Nayak

The state is leading efforts to care for its aging population by recruiting elder-care specialists

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Alzheimer's patient Laetitia, 39, is reflected in a mirror as she walks with an umbrella at the Village Landais Alzheimer site in Dax, France, September 24, 2020. Picture taken on September 24, 2020.

The Cost of Inaction

by George Vradenburg

Governments worldwide should step up against Alzheimer’s

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.
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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