The State of Aging and Health in America
The State of Aging and Health in America 2013 is the sixth volume of a series that presents a snapshot of the health and aging landscape in the United States or another region of the world. This series...
View ArticleNew Radiation Therapy Prolongs Prostate Cancer Survival
Trials have shown that a new radiation therapy, called Xofigo, can extend the lives of men with the most advanced form of prostate cancer. Find out more here.
View ArticleConsortium Members Shine at ASA Conference
Report From Chicago Consortium Members Shine At ASA Conference By Terri Clark I attended my first American Society on Aging (ASA) conference in Chicago, this March to learn from experts and to network...
View ArticleGraduate Student Joins Consortium Board of Directors
Katelyn Murray works to build student interest in the Consortium Graduate Student Joins Consortium Board of Directors The Sexuality and Aging Consortium is pleased to welcome Katelyn Murray to her new...
View ArticleConsortium Members Win AASECT Book Award
Consortium Members Win AASECT Book Award In June, Consortium members Bill Taverner and Susan Milstein, along with retired Planned Parenthood educator Sue Montfort, received the Book Award for Teaching...
View ArticleWhere is the love?
By Robin Dessel, LMSW, Consortium Advisory Board Member Where is the love? If I’m not mistaken, it should be anywhere and everywhere… Whether you are a resident in a nursing home, a tenant in assisted...
View ArticleBritish ‘gay village’ plan shocks southern France
British ‘gay village’ plan shocks southern France By: Henry Samuel Daily Telegraph, London, August 1, 2013 When the mayor of Sallèles-d’Aude approved plans by a British company for a gated development...
View ArticleBenchmarks and Strategies for Management and Practice
Elaine T. Jurkowski, MSW, PhD Bill Thomas writes in the forward that “The publication of Implementing Culture Change in Long-Term Care marks the beginning of a new era in the aging services profession....
View ArticleAssissted Loving: The Journey Through Sexuality and Aging
“Ginger Manley addresses many complex issues of love, sex, and aging in an open and wonderful way. Instead of comparing us to randy 20-year-olds, she listens to the concerns of more than 87 older...
View ArticleThat’s Men: HIV does not discriminate against old age
In 2011 persons aged 50 or over accounted for 10 per cent of new HIV diagnoses in Ireland, according to the HSE’s Health Protection Surveillance Centre report for that year. Of the 33 people concerned,...
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