The global demographic shift is changing everything about society, presenting both opportunities and challenges as we adapt to a world with more old than young. Longevity is perhaps the greatest gift of our time and one we’ve almost come to take for granted. But as life-prolonging medical advancements proliferate, how do we help people improve…

People know about the emotional and physical toll on family caregivers, but they often overlook the financial impact.

In Japan’s Kanagawa Prefecture, just south of Tokyo, one in four residents is older than sixty-five — and that’s the youngest the population will be for a long while to come. Policy makers around the globe would do well to take notes from their response to the aging megatrend.

Adult immunisation is key to building sustainable health systems, workforces and societies. So what will it take to make it a standard of care, similar to pediatric immunisation and cancer screenings?

The current United States Social Security system is unprepared for the demographic shift presented by the aging megatrend.