Get ready for a new old age. With the U.S. fertility rate in a decadelong slump and the life expectancy of 65-year-old Americans approaching roughly 85, our aging nation is likely to grow older by midcentury, as the ratio of young to old continues to decline. The trend is likely to upend how our society is organized, making life very different for today’s 30-year-olds when they reach their 60s compared with life for 60-year-olds now.

For the first time in its history, the United Nations (UN) World Telecommunication and Information Society Day (WTISD) marks the global importance of aging as the defining demographic shift of the 21st century.

The China Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics (CAGG) hosted the seventh annual Silver Economy & Health Wealth Forum in Hainan Province. Michael Hodin, delivered his speech virtually, celebrating GCOA’s longstanding partnership with CAGG and highlighting the challenges and opportunities for China of healthy aging and the silver economy. GCOA was the official international partner of…

During World Antimicrobial Awareness Week (WAAW), the Global Coalition on Aging (GCOA) hosted a live webinar and expert panel discussion, sponsored by Merck, titled, AMR Threat to National Health Systems and Economies: A Call-to-Action. The discussion centered around two recently published reports: the 2021 AMR Preparedness Index, a first-of-its-kind report created in partnership with the…

The coupled crises of rising rates of drug resistant infections and stagnating antibiotic innovation is especially perilous for Japan and other aging societies, says new report from the Global Coalition on Aging and Health and Global Policy Institute, released during Japan’s AMR Awareness Month. Tokyo, JAPAN (November 18, 2021) – A new report released today…