Some organisations are championing inclusive marketing to create a sense of acceptance, belonging, empowerment, equality, and respect among diverse consumer groups.
New research indicates living with daughters can help lower gender wellbeing inequality in old age. But it also hints at the enduring influence of culture.
As Medicare turns 40 years old this month, it’s important to reflect on its achievements, and also what needs to be done to remodel it.
Life insurance companies can legally use the results of genetic tests to decline coverage or increase premiums. MPs have called for legislation that bans this practice.
Put bluntly, Australian businesses as a whole appear to have become slow to adopt world best practice. But if we want to lift productivity, we need to act on a wider suite of solutions.
An ongoing “live gerontology” project illustrates – literally – aged care residents’ experience and understanding of loneliness, and how they address it.
Can genetically-modified cell therapies correct the immune system’s mistaken attack of healthy cells and tissues?
Research into brain ageing may unlock the potential for the burgeoning science to be used in a clinical setting, providing a marker for cognitive health.
Authority and governability on both sides has become a central factor feeding the escalation that might reach new heights very soon.
As Alzheimer’s cases grow, scientists have been deep in debate over its causes. Now, with treatments are on the horizon, the new race is to ready the health system.
Can a hug with a dog or a cuddle from a cat cure loneliness?
There are many innovations that can bridge the gap for better support and care for older Australians in their home.
As the pandemic continues to threaten our mental health, a groundbreaking “living lab” is set to reimagine how we identify and treat problems.
Social factors can determine how likely you are to suffer from dementia, including your socioeconomic status, where you live, and your background.
We need to strike an appropriate balance between respecting the right to freedom of conscience, and securing the rights of individual patients to dignity, privacy and autonomy.
The Coalition’s Super Home Buyer Scheme benefits property developers, not the young trying to enter the property market.
Low pay rates, a lack of career structure, supervision and mentoring is putting pressure on the disability workforce, with some NDIS participants not having their most basic care needs met.
Someone who is self-aware may be a better choice then your nearest and dearest when it comes to enacting your will and preferences as you age.
Why aren’t we creating more art about this metamorphic life stage experienced by half the population?
A new study has found extreme cold weather increased the risk of death in Italy during the pandemic, and while Australian conditions are different, there are valuable lessons to be learned.
There are about 50 sexual assaults in Australian aged care homes every week, but staff are expected to assess the severity and impact of incidents without training.
The four main contributors to poor mental health in older women include illness and disability, financial insecurity, maltreatment, and loss and grief.
The healthcare sector needs to look within, and find a new way to reconnect with the people it serves.
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