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Living LegendFlorence Mahoney: A Noble Conspirator Indeed!
Florence Stephenson Mahoney has spent most of her adult years as an advocate for good health for all. -
TestimonyGeriatric Training Shortage Testimony:
Senate Special Committee on Aging
Daniel Perry, Executive Director of the Alliance for Aging Research testified before the Senate Special Committee on Aging, highlighting a new report Medical Never-Never Land: 10 Reasons Why America is Not Ready for the Coming Age Boom. The report highlights a critical gap in the education of U.S. health professionals. -
ReportMedical Never-Never Land:
Ten Reasons Why America is Not Ready for the Coming Age Boom
Less than 3% of health care providers have training to treat older patients. This lack of geriatric training is a crisis that will only grow as the Baby Boomer generation ages. Medical Never-Never Land is a report highlighting this crisis and based on a forum held under the auspices of the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging. -
Alliance ViewsA 15-year Retrospective and Look Forward
Fifteen years ago, the study of human aging was largely an academic backwater: the field lacked sufficient funding, public support, and scientific prestige. -
Science in the SpotlightBody, Heal Thyself: Science Fiction or Reality?
We don't think it's miraculous when a cut finger heals on its own, or a sprained ankle becomes good as new over a matter of weeks.
