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The health care needs of older people tend to be marginalised because South Africa’s health policy is focused on children, youth and maternal care.
A taboo around older age sex is diminishing but some still find it hard.
Although dementia has a major effect on both public health and society, first-time findings from Scotland show that we know much less about the condition than we should.
People have used bodybuilding to improve their physical performance for at least 1,500 years. The first recorded example was the sixth-century wrestler, Milo of Croton, in southern Italy. Milo reportedly…
It’s no secret that the global population is ageing. We’re living longer than ever and are healthier until much later in life. But we’re still struggling to adapt to this changing demographic – and some…
When it was announced recently that Burt Bacharach would be headlining this year’s Wilderness Festival, The Guardian were quick to point out the age of the veteran composer turned performer: The 85-year-old…
Anyone who has experienced feelings of loneliness knows how terrible it is. In his poem To Edith, Bertrand Russell calls loneliness “the solitary pain” and evokes the “ecstasy and peace” his wife gave…
Cockroaches in the kitchen, kerosene in the bath, abuse and malnutrition - these are the aged-care stories that often make headlines. We, the public, respond with outrage and calls for more staff and more…
You wouldn’t be alone in feeling frustrated, isolated, devalued and depressed if you were suddenly labelled “asexual” at your next birthday. Millions of older Australians feel the same way when they’re…
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Professor of Gerontology and Public Health, Brunel University London
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Professor in International Social Policy, University of Southampton
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Research Fellow and Comunity Liaison Officer, Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society, La Trobe University
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Professor of Clinical Psychology, University of Liverpool
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Associate Professor, School of Medicine, University of Wollongong
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Lecturer, Population and Global Health, The University of Western Australia
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Senior Lecturer in Music, Newcastle University
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Professor of Economics, University of Essex
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Associate Professor, TC Beirne School of Law, the University of Queensland; International Distinguished Fellow, the Burton Blatt Institute, Syracuse University., The University of Queensland
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Senior Lecturer in Sociology, Durham University
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Senior research associate, Northumbria University, Newcastle
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Research Fellow, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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Research Psychologist, Health Behaviour Research Centre, UCL
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Professor of Exercise and Ageing, Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition, Deakin University, Deakin University
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Senior Research Fellow, Global and Women's Health, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University
