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Members of a CalFire crew work to mop up hotspots from the burn scar of the Palisades Fire near Mulholland Drive in Los Angeles, California, U.S., January 15, 2025.

Searching for Elderly Patients After the Los Angeles Wildfires

by Indira Subramanian

A UCLA neurologist describes the struggle to reach socially and physically isolated patients months after the wildfires

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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

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.
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The Rising Price of Dementia

by Paola Pedroza

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

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