Articles for Old People

Opinion: Why do we talk about older people so negatively?
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Opinion: Why do we talk about older people so negatively?

LA Times  

President Biden sits in the Oval Office on Feb. 9, the day after the release of a special counsel report which included negative references to the 81-year-old president’s age and memory. While pundits debate President Biden’s cognitive fitness for office and the possible motivations behind prejudicial language contained in special counsel Robert K. Hur’s classified documents report, the rest of …

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Do we simply not care about old people?
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Do we simply not care about old people?

Salon  

The covid-19 pandemic would be a wake-up call for America, advocates for the elderly predicted: incontrovertible proof that the nation wasn’t doing enough to care for vulnerable older adults. “I think the pandemic helped reinforce images of older people as sick, frail, and isolated — as people who aren’t like the rest of us,” he said. It’s really hard to …

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Ten things you are doing which are accidentally showing your age
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Ten things you are doing which are accidentally showing your age

The Independent  

I am old, I am. And, apparently, the latest telltale geriatric signifier and screaming badge of doddery, right up there with sucking on a Werther’s Original, smoking a pipe, and still calling it “Hammersmith Odeon”. Only tragic, analogue, old people have foldy, bulky, dead animal skin “wallets” these days. Using the phone to make calls Aural communication, actually speaking to …

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Do “Blue Zones” Really Exist?
1 year, 1 month ago

Do “Blue Zones” Really Exist?

Slate  

As humans, we are all desperate to live forever, or at least as long as possible. Blue Zones are regions of the world where people live startlingly, almost magically, long lives. In a preprint posted on BioRxiv, he notes that the regions that have been deemed Blue Zones are surprising places to see a high population of very old people. …

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Strategies to combat the impact of loneliness on the mental health of elderly
1 year, 4 months ago

Strategies to combat the impact of loneliness on the mental health of elderly

Hindustan Times  

Caring for our elders is a societal duty that extends beyond individual efforts and as a community, it is our responsibility to recognise and solve the escalating difficulties and isolation they experience in the contemporary society. Strategies to combat the impact of loneliness on the mental health of elderly The Longitudinal Ageing Study of India suggests that more than one …

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Allelujah’s Richard Eyre on his new geriatric ward film and the government’s state of ‘panic’
1 year, 9 months ago

Allelujah’s Richard Eyre on his new geriatric ward film and the government’s state of ‘panic’

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “It raises a complicated question of morality,” Eyre says, “and provides what they call a …

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The surprising Emojis you SHOULD be using in 2022
2 years, 2 months ago

The surprising Emojis you SHOULD be using in 2022

Daily Mail  

Other emojis only used by 'old people' include 'crying laughing' and the heart People aged 35 and over are more likely to use the symbol but it is alienating The emoji is commonly used in casual and professional conversation You should be using the blue baseball cap, skull and both of the crying laughing emojis in texts and online, according …

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World Thrombosis Day: Are old people more at risk of it? What are remedies?
2 years, 2 months ago

World Thrombosis Day: Are old people more at risk of it? What are remedies?

Firstpost  

Deep Vein Thrombosis is the most common type of thrombosis that can happen to anyone at any age but mostly occurs in old people, with proper treatment and a healthy lifestyle, the risks associated with it can be reduced A serious disorder known as thrombosis occurs when a clot forms inside a blood vessel, an artery or vein. • Deep …

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The worst emojis to use in 2022: Passive-aggressive thumbs-up only used by old people
2 years, 2 months ago

The worst emojis to use in 2022: Passive-aggressive thumbs-up only used by old people

Daily Mail  

Other emojis only used by 'old people' include 'crying laughing' and the heart People aged 35 and over are more likely to use the symbol but it is alienating The emoji is commonly used in casual and professional conversation Sending a thumbs-up can be seen as passive aggressive and even confrontational, according to Gen Z who claim they feel attacked …

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Ukraine War: Wladimir and Vitali Klitschko are 'ready to die' for their country as Russia invades
2 years, 10 months ago

Ukraine War: Wladimir and Vitali Klitschko are 'ready to die' for their country as Russia invades

Daily Mail  

Kyiv's mayor Vitali Klitschko and his brother Wladimir – both former world heavyweight boxing champions – have revealed that they are 'ready to die' for Ukraine as they defend it against the Russian invasion. Wladimir Klitschko and brother Vitali are 'ready to die' in defending Ukraine The brothers have also applauded the 'huge patriotic movement' from Ukrainians who have stayed …

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Jane Horrocks: ‘I’ve not experienced ageism in the industry’
3 years ago

Jane Horrocks: ‘I’ve not experienced ageism in the industry’

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “I want to tell you that it was hours but actually it wasn’t.” The project …

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Sharat Saxena says all ‘good roles written for old people go to Amitabh Bachchan’, people like him get ‘scrapings’
3 years, 5 months ago

Sharat Saxena says all ‘good roles written for old people go to Amitabh Bachchan’, people like him get ‘scrapings’

Hindustan Times  

Sharat Saxena, known for his roles in films such as Mr India, Baghban and Krrish, called Bollywood ‘a young people’s industry’. He said that all good roles written for senior actors are offered to Amitabh Bachchan, while others like him are dealt ‘scrapings’ that are left. Sharat Saxena talked about the lack of good roles for senior actors like him. …

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As covid-19 rages on, the elderly in India battle loneliness
3 years, 8 months ago

As covid-19 rages on, the elderly in India battle loneliness

Live Mint  

For 72-year-old Rehana Sarin her two-bedroom flat in a Noida high-rise has been her "world" since her husband passed away 15 years ago, but she has never felt more lonely and secluded before as in the months following the covid-19 outbreak. The situation for elderly couples is no different from those staying alone, and Rajesh Singh, 66, who has been …

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Dancing, flirting, popping pills: A new wave of old-age movies are leaving behind tired, ageist stereotypes
3 years, 8 months ago

Dancing, flirting, popping pills: A new wave of old-age movies are leaving behind tired, ageist stereotypes

The Independent  

Dennis Dean is the classic movie hustler. Oscar-nominated films aside, Netflix’s new superhero series Jupiter’s Legacy has Josh Duhamel as a silver-haired, straggly bearded superhero, Sheldon Sampson, one of an old guard of legendary but long in the tooth figures worrying whether the next, younger generation will live up to their feats. I have been seeing that there are so …

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OPINION | Covid: Critics may not accept Modi’s success, but they now need to change their mindset
3 years, 10 months ago

OPINION | Covid: Critics may not accept Modi’s success, but they now need to change their mindset

India TV News  

The people of India have nixed all baseless speculations and rumors about Covid vaccines by lining up in thousands at government and private hospitals to get vaccines. In my primetime show ‘Aaj Ki Baat’ on Tuesday night, we showed visuals of people in Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Nagpur, Bengaluru, Gurugram, Patna, Bhopal and Pune, lining up at hospitals to take the …

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Captain Sir Tom Moore persuaded us to look at elderly people in a different light – this will be his legacy
3 years, 11 months ago

Captain Sir Tom Moore persuaded us to look at elderly people in a different light – this will be his legacy

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Just nothing.” Captain Sir Tom Moore’s …

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'You Made A Law Without Enough Consultation' : Supreme Court's Key Observations On Farm Laws, Farmers Protests
3 years, 11 months ago

'You Made A Law Without Enough Consultation' : Supreme Court's Key Observations On Farm Laws, Farmers Protests

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday made strong oral observations criticizing the Central Government for its handling of the farmers protests.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India SA Bobde, Justices V Ramasubramanian and AS Bopanna was hearing a batch of petitions which seek the removal of the protesting farmers near Delhi borders and also another set of petitions challenging the contentious. …

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Real Housewives Of Orange County: Braunwyn Windham-Burke hints about secret girlfriend on Bravo show
4 years, 1 month ago

Real Housewives Of Orange County: Braunwyn Windham-Burke hints about secret girlfriend on Bravo show

Daily Mail  

Braunwyn Windham-Burke hinted that she was hiding a secret as her marriage faltered on Wednesday's episode of The Real Housewives of Orange County. Dropping hints: Braunwyn Windham-Burke hinted that she was hiding a secret as her marriage faltered on Wednesday's episode of The Real Housewives Of Orange County In March, Braunwyn and her husband Sean Burke celebrated a vow renewal …

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Sweden starts to debate its coronavirus public health experiment
4 years, 6 months ago

Sweden starts to debate its coronavirus public health experiment

LA Times  

The two sides of Sweden’s against-the-grain coronavirus strategy are visible from a small square in northeastern Gothenburg. There are not so many people because of corona.” ‘We have failed the elderly’ Like most countries with high per-capita death rates, Sweden has suffered a large number of deaths in care homes — in its case about half of total deaths. You …

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Gogglebox Mick, 77, and Di, 74, announce they are quitting the show due to coronavirus fears
4 years, 8 months ago

Gogglebox Mick, 77, and Di, 74, announce they are quitting the show due to coronavirus fears

Daily Mail  

Gogglebox Australia's Mick and Di Kershaw have quit the show's current 11th series. The couple made the tough decision as they're 'considered old people' and most at risk from the deadly virus, and are unsure if they'll be back for the next season. Out: Gogglebox's Mick, 77, and Di Kershaw, 74, announced on Friday that they've quit the show's current …

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The 10 best John Prine songs
4 years, 9 months ago

The 10 best John Prine songs

LA Times  

Now that I’ve been away from the paper for 15 years, I can freely admit to all those irate fans who wrote letters to the editor over the years — I did make a lot of misjudgments during my 35 years as pop music critic of the Los Angeles Times. I had only been the paper’s pop music critic for …

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For some elderly Italians, loneliness brings more fear than virus
4 years, 9 months ago

For some elderly Italians, loneliness brings more fear than virus

Al Jazeera  

More than 56 percent of coronavirus deaths have been people over 80, but for some, the sense of abandonment hurts most. “Elderly people find themselves in a particularly difficult situation,” said Fabio Sbattella, professor of emergency psychology at the Cattolica University of Milan. “I can’t get around the fact that we don’t know how to fight this virus, as we …

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Most problems in the world came from old people, mostly men, holding onto positions of power: Barack Obama
5 years ago

Most problems in the world came from old people, mostly men, holding onto positions of power: Barack Obama

Live Mint  

Most of the problems the world faced were caused by old people, mostly men, holding onto positions of power, according to former US president Barack Obama, who said on Monday that he believed in leaders stepping aside when the time came. When asked if he would ever consider going back into political leadership, the 58-year-old former president said he believed …

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Virtual Reality Therapy: helping old people remember 虚拟现实疗法帮助老年人回忆往昔
5 years, 2 months ago

Virtual Reality Therapy: helping old people remember 虚拟现实疗法帮助老年人回忆往昔

China Daily  

Virtual Reality Therapy: helping old people remember 虚拟现实疗法帮助老年人回忆往昔 本集内容 Virtual Reality Therapy: helping old people remember 虚拟现实疗法帮助老年人回忆往昔 学习要点 有关 “elderly people （老年人）” 的词汇 边看边答 Who are the VR experience designers working with to make sure it is suitable for elderly people? 所以，你们设计的初衷是抚慰人心，但是否会让使用这项技术的人感到不安、让人迷失方向或感到困惑？ Arfa Rehman, Virtue Health It's really important when designing an immersive tech experience for people with dementia or …

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