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Racial Disparities in Adult Vaccine Uptake
Marginalized groups especially older people and those with chronic health conditions not only have a higher risk of contracting infections but are also disproportionately impacted ...
Grief as a Public Health Concern for Older People
Grief is the biological, natural response to the death of a loved one. Often, time leads to adaptation of the loss. And yet, for some, ...
Bone Health in Later Life
One of the structural changes that occurs as people age is the loss of bone tissue. As the skeleton provides structure, balance, and support to ...
UC Irvine experts available to discuss wide range of China-U.S. relations, from politics to education, food to movies
Emily Baum: Chilling academic exchanges between China and the U.S. Emily Baum is an associate professor of modern Chinese history and director of the ...
The Epidemic of Loneliness Continues for Older People
Countries around the world have inadequately protected older people throughout the pandemic. The majority of COVID-19 deaths occurred in those over 65 years of age. It ...
Does the road ahead for successful cities mean removing highways?
If hindsight is 20/20, there might be a lot of urban planners from 50s and 60s looking back and regretting how the layout of America’s ...
Fall Prevention in Later Life
As one of the leading causes of hospitalisation among older people, fall-related injuries are a threat to the functional independence that is vital for healthy ...
Under attack: Tulane expert offers tips of how to avoid falling victim to ransomware attacks
Ransomware continues to be a hot topic as attacks against large and small organizations continue to rise. Ransomware is a type of malicious software, or ...
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 ...
