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Comfort Women – UConn expert weighs in as a dark piece of history returns to light
A recent article in an academic journal claiming that Korean comfort women -- imprisoned, raped, and subjected to brutal atrocities during World War II -- ...
Vaccine Hesitancy as a Consequence of Social Media Misinformation
The rise of mass media and exposure to diverse sources of information can impose both positive and negative implications to influence a view, opinion and ...
Ask the Expert: Medical distrust in Black communities
Historical racism and modern-day health care disparities have ingrained distrust in Black communities of a medical system now charged with encouraging people to take the ...
Walking the Talk: Equity in the COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout
As the world enters its second year living with COVID-19, much of the public attention and investment has shifted to large scale vaccination efforts. Scientists ...
Expert available: 5G security risks and benefits
Ready or not, 5G is coming soon to your phone—bringing lightning speed and a new world of applications, many of which are yet to ...
Job stress takes a heavy toll on CEO lifespans, study finds
You can literally see the lines of stress appear on the face of James Donald, CEO of Starbucks, from 2005 to 2008. Before becoming CEO, he more ...
Rates of undiagnosed hearing and vision loss are striking. Let IFA's newest expert explain the impact this is having on older adults.
Unaddressed hearing and vision loss among older adults is a major health concern yet does not receive the attention it deserves. Striking findings from new ...
Dangerous delays – What will a slowdown in the postal service mean for the health of older adults?
By Yifan Zheng - Project Officer, International Federation on Ageing It’s like a perfect storm – the combination of the rapid expansion of online shopping ...
Ageism in the COVID-19 Workplace: Walking the Fine Line between Protection and Discrimination of Older Employees
By Andra Stancu - Project Officer, International Federation on Ageing As businesses and workplaces start re-opening and operating during the new normal that is COVID-19, ...
Combating loneliness in the “caged” life
Although the rapid implementation of physical distancing and self-imposed quarantine is necessary to contain the spread of coronavirus, it has left many people, and particularly ...
