Some 52 elderly couples who are all over 65 and have been married for more than 30 years chose to put on wedding dresses for the first time on May 20 and say, “I do” one more time under the vow of “…..for better, for worse…..in sickness and in health….” On May 20, Lutheran Church-Hong Kong…

Ageing experts have shared ways to increase social connection and reduce loneliness among older people after recent research showed loneliness has become an epidemic in the U.S. and Australia, with one in three people affected and a third of all seniors now living alone. A study from Stanford University published in the journal Aging found that…

“It’s just a number,” my 72-year-old friend says of his age. He and I graduated from college together approximately 600 moons ago. But that number has ramifications. Hit the age of 55, and you’re entitled to the senior discount at McDonald’s. Search online for “At what age are people considered elderly?” and the overall consensus…

Homelessness is one of the things Hong Kong and New York have in common, two of the most expensive cities in the world. In New York, you often see homeless people sitting on the corners near high-end shops around Time Square or Broadway, hoping for some charitable people to walk by. In Hong Kong, however,…

Vitamin D deficiency is often accompanied by symptoms and diseases that are casually dismissed as “old age.” What sometimes appears to be rapid physical and cognitive deterioration associated with aging, vitamin D proponents argue could be avoided with supplementation. Vitamin D deficiency has been linked to osteoporosis, cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, autoimmune diseases, and depression….

The elderly in the megacity of Wuhan in central China launched another large-scale protest in a week against the Chinese communist regime’s cuts to health benefits in its recent medical insurance reform. Meanwhile, in the northeastern megacity of Dalian, a similar protest broke out. Elderly protesters call for international attention and support. The protest in…

Older adults in the central Chinese megacity of Wuhan gathered last week for their second large-scale protest in a week against the Chinese communist regime’s cuts to health benefits in its recent medical insurance reform, while, at the same time, a similar protest was staged in the northeastern megacity of Dalian. While the protesters are seeking…

A Yale professor recently proposed euthanasia as a solution to aging populations. Yusuke Narita, an assistant professor of economics, stated: “I feel like the only solution is pretty clear … In the end, isn’t it mass suicide and mass ‘seppuku’ of the elderly?” He also stated on euthanasia that there’s a “possibility of making it…

A Yale professor recently proposed euthanasia as a solution to aging populations. Yusuke Narita, an assistant professor of economics, stated: “I feel like the only solution is pretty clear … In the end, isn’t it mass suicide and mass ‘seppuku’ of the elderly?” He also stated on euthanasia that there’s a “possibility of making it…

A Yale professor recently proposed euthanasia as a solution to aging populations. Yusuke Narita, an assistant professor of economics, stated: “I feel like the only solution is pretty clear … In the end, isn’t it mass suicide and mass ‘seppuku’ of the elderly?” He also stated on euthanasia that there’s a “possibility of making it…