Focusing on information and communication technologies, Dr Cosmas Luckyson Zavazava, Director of ITU’s Telecommunication Development Bureau, outlines opportunities associated with population ageing and the importance of creating a digitally inclusive, user-friendly environment that supports older individuals.
Dr Jane M Barratt, Global Advisor at the International Federation on Ageing (IFA), spoke to Lorna Rothery about healthy population ageing, the benefits this demographic shift can bring and the need for countries to work together to combat ageism and nurture age-friendly environments.
Falls cost the UK £4.4bn per year. Smplicare’s fall risk algorithm is 85% accurate at predicting future falls which can help prevent them. Here, they tell us more.
A new report from the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD) 2021, shows the escalating health challenges seen by metabolic risk factors.
Print and post helped make London’s pensioners better off by over £8 million a year, writes Jason Lusty, Senior Business Development Manager at CFH Docmail Limited.
Lorna Rothery spoke to Dr Wendy Holden, Arthritis Action’s medical advisor, about osteoarthritis and ageing, the key supportive and preventative strategies needed, as well as the charity’s 2024/26 strategy.
What is the effect of pregnancy on young women's ageing? A study led by researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health has revealed this correlation.
It may surprise you to know that 60% of women over the age of 65 have high blood pressure. So why are postmenopausal women more at risk of high blood pressure? Let's find out.
The COcoa supplement and multivitamin outcomes study (COSMOS) revealed promising results in the fight against cognitive decline and Alzheimer's disease.
How will the aging population impact the provision and sustainability of care? We put the question to Dr Yukari Nakano, Executive Officer at the Japanese Nursing Association.
Although life expectancy is increasing, many older adults spend their later years in poor health; DG SANTES’s Sandra Gallina tells us about the European Commission’s efforts in supporting healthy ageing.
With the number of hip fractures projected to double by 2050, Dr Philippe Halbout, CEO of the International Osteoporosis Foundation, calls for timely action, including post-fracture care to prevent costly and life-threatening secondary fractures.
Dr Tracey Pollard from RNID, the charity which supports the 12 million people in the UK who are deaf, have hearing loss or tinnitus, talks us through the causes and impact of hearing loss and how RNID is working to improve research and related treatments in this field.
