aging

Published
January 27, 2023

Commentary: Was isolation a factor in Monterey Park shooting?

Loneliness and disconnection are no small matters for a rapidly aging population. The depression that results often goes undiagnosed and untreated.
Published
January 15, 2023

Commentary: Increasingly diverse U.S. workplaces will force more employers to be flexible

Diversity, equity and inclusion efforts are by now common across America. So far, too many have been rigid, poorly developed and prone to failure.
Published
January 1, 2023

Chocolate, gin and cats: An octogenarian on growing old gracefully

In 'The Swedish Art of Aging Exuberantly,' Margareta Magnusson explains her secrets to a full life. But is there anything Swedish about it?
Published
December 12, 2022

Maine Voices: Trail networks, while popular, aren’t for everybody

Maine is an aging state. My partner and I don’t believe we’re the only people who feel rail would be better than trail.
Published
December 1, 2022

Commentary: Osteoporosis is a public health crisis. It doesn’t have to be

Bone scans allow us to take better control of our health. So why are they so hard to access?
Published
November 19, 2022

Biden, turning 80 Sunday, joins growing ranks of octogenarians who still work

A person's chronological age matters less than their biological age - how well their bodies and brains are functioning, experts say.
Published
November 1, 2022

Commentary: Why Gov. Mills isn’t guaranteed the youth vote this November

Young Mainers are grappling with the toughest of choices: to leave or stay in the place we call home.
Published
October 12, 2022

Maine Voices: The long goodbye – my family, my father and Alzheimer’s

The disease’s progression tests our ties, but maybe a cure is in the pipeline so other families will not have to endure what we and many millions of others do each day.
Published
September 25, 2022

Our View: Maine well placed to take lead in rooting out ageism

Our state has the highest median age in the nation (44.8 years). Our attitudes haven’t necessarily kept pace.
Published
September 21, 2022

Council on Aging aims to end ageism in Maine in 10 years

Discrimination based on age is holding people back, diminishing health outcomes and hurting Maine's economy, the organization says.