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Aging
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Elder Law Prof Blog
Old Age Doesn’t Have to Be a “Downer”
By rmorgan
Professor Richard Kaplan sent me a link to a recent book review in the Wall Street Journal ‘Breaking the Age Code’ Review: Riding High Into the Sunset.Social psychologist Becca Levy…
Elder Law Prof Blog
Reconsidering the Implications of Togetherness As Couples Get Older
I have a fondness for California Rock & Roll from a certain era -- also known as my youth. One of my favorites, Warren Zevon, is probably mostly remembered as…
Elder Law Prof Blog
Adapting Family Law to Recognize Importance Of Older Members and Significance of Aging
Naomi Cahn of University of Virginia School of Law Law joins Clare Huntington, of Fordham Law and Elizabeth Scott, Emerita Professor at Columbia Law, to propose needed changes in family…
Future Lawyer
Gray Hairs – Hide ‘Em Or Keep ‘Em?
By rickgeorges
I am starting to see gray hairs sprouting. Do I leave them, or hide them? Inquiring minds want to know. Old age is a B****. Related StoriesAnd The Question Is:…
Health Law Prof Blog
The Jerusalem Declaration on Ageing 2020
Sarah Harper (University of Oxford), Israel Issi Doron (University of Haifa), The Jerusalem Declaration on Ageing 2020, J. Population Ageing (2021):The Anglo-Israel Colloquium in November 2019, Jerusalem, was a collaboration…
Elder Law Prof Blog
Who Has Been Most Affected by COVID-19?
The New York Times reports that even through people in the US aged 65 and older are the "most" vaccinated of all age groups, they still comprise "three-quarters of the…
Future Lawyer
The Benefits Of Being Old.
By rickgeorges
One of the best things about being old is that I don't have to worry about whether I will have a long life. I already made it. At a certain…
Elder Law Prof Blog
A New Map of Life
By rmorgan
The Stanford Center on Longevity has released a new report, The New Map of Life. Looking at the 100 year life, "make a clear distinction between aging, the biological process,…
Elder Law Prof Blog
Have You Taken A “Getting Old Inventory”?
By rmorgan
Jane Brody wrote an article a few weeks ago for the New York Times, How to Age Gracefully. The catalyst for the article is a new book, “Stupid Things I Won’t…
Elder Law Prof Blog
Senate Committee on Aging Hearing Today
By rmorgan
The Senate's Select Committee on Aging is holding a hearing today at 9:30 a.m. on "Frauds, Scams and COVID-19: How Con Artists Have Targeted Older Americans During the Pandemic". The…