Why Prince George Will Inherit An Aging Britain
For those tired of the never-ending debate over Obamacare, small refuge can be taken in the fact that our U.K. brothers across the pond also are struggling with the viability and future of their...
View ArticleDesigning for a Long, Healthy Life
It’s August and real New Yorkers know that means two things: First, if you need a shrink you’ll find it, as Woody Allen once quipped. Second the opening of NY Fashion Week is just around the corner...
View ArticleWhy An Aging Japan Is a Top Economic Priority
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says the 28-day 2020 Olympic Games will be an “explosive agent” for the country’s economy. But no one should ignore the fact that Japan’s single most important issue...
View ArticleGoogle Gets into the Business of Aging
It’s no surprise that Google has seen the huge market opportunity in its new venture to “tackle health and aging.” On Wednesday the company said it will set up a new venture called Calico, headed by...
View ArticleWe Can’t Win Budget Battles Without ‘Age Old’ Wisdom
The U.S.’s ongoing budget battle has lacked scrutiny of underlying issues that keep us on the fiscal treadmill. We won’t move an inch until we address the role of aging populations in the 21st century...
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Alzheimer's Funding Should Be a No Brainer
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has made a bad decision. In the teeth of Washington's historic budget battle, CMS has decided not to fund a new imaging technology that could lead to...
View ArticleDoes Obamacare Hold the Key to Mental Wellness?
The problems with the rollout of Obamacare have dominated coverage of the president’s health care plan, which includes coverage of mental health disorders. Lost in the chaos and criticism is the...
View ArticleWhy Obamacare Was Doomed to Fail from the Outset
The Obamacare fiasco might, unwittingly have caused a national focus on the profound incompatibility between the 20th century health insurance model and 21st century health insurance needs. Whether the...
View ArticleHow Caroline Kennedy Can Answer An Age-Old Question
Fueled by changing demographics, there have been remarkable changes in society in the 50 years since President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in November of 1963.Related: JFK: From Beginning to End...
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The Unlikely Connection Between AIDS and Alzheimer's
On World AIDS Day this Sunday, there are three compelling messages to share that go far beyond the AIDS disease and have far-reaching public health consequences.First, we need to acknowledge the...
View Article5 Reasons 2013 Was a Good Year to Grow Older
It’s a wonderful time of year – unless you’re a Washington Redskins fan, a Healthcare.gov advocate, or the press secretary at the NSA. As we look ahead to 2014, it’s worth noting and celebrating that...
View Article5 Key Insights Driving the Silver Economy
Instead of sitting in a rocker and watching the world go by, the 4-year surge of “baby boomer bulge” seniors are seeking new activities and new ways to contribute to their communities.As 2014 gets...
View ArticleObamacare Diverts Us from the Real Health Care Debate
What is becoming increasingly clear as the debate over Obamacare gets louder and more partisan is that the arguments have little to do with health care. Ostensibly, Obamacare is designed to create a...
View ArticleWhy Our Aging Society Dooms Obamacare
As debates continue over just how well Obamacare can work (or even if it can), we might be better off investing our energies and hopes in the private sector. Craig Venter’s latest gene-sequencing...
View Article11 Reasons We Can’t Ignore Alzheimer’s Anymore
With the near-perfect correlation between Alzheimer’s and aging, the longevity miracle of the 20th century is in danger of becoming a health crisis in this century. As they look at the Obama...
View ArticleThe IMF Needs to Answer An Age-Old Question
As International Monetary Fund officials and central bankers gather in D.C. this week for their annual meeting, we’re still debating if we should intervene in countries and financial institutions that...
View ArticleTime to Upgrade our Pharma Companies for a New Century
The pharmaceutical sector is still treading water in its search to find an operating model that will work in the 21st century. The shocking news of GlaxoSmithKline’s sale of its cancer-drug business to...
View ArticleIs Hillary Too Old to Run? Not on Your Life
There will be plenty of reasons to vote against Hillary in 2016 if she becomes the Democratic nominee for the presidency, but her age will not be one of them. Brain injury or not, the relationship...
View ArticlePfizer Backlash Proves Politicians Don’t Get It
Pfizer’s move to acquire British-based pharma company AstraZeneca has proven that too many in the political world don’t have a clue how markets work; don’t know how innovation takes place; and don’t...
View ArticleThe Fed Needs to Get Educated About Aging
New York Fed Chair William C. Dudley, one of the top decision-makers at the central bank, last week delivered an economic speech that The Financial Times called “upbeat.” During his speech, however, he...
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