Population Health

Strengthening the Aging Immune System to Fight COVID-19

How a geroscience approach to viruses like COVID-19 might help more older people survive....

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NIH Director: Using Testing to Fight COVID-19

Testing people who had COVID-19 with no symptoms or mild symptoms could help us contain the coronavirus....

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Why Only 61 Australians Have Died from COVID-19

Australia has important lessons to teach us about the benefits of a centralized response to COVID-19....

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Who Is Immune to the Coronavirus?

Studies of previous coronavirus outbreaks shed some light on immunity to COVID-19, but data is incomplete....

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CDC: Who’s More Likely to be Hospitalized with COVID-19?

You’re most likely to be hospitalized with COVID-19 if you’re older, male, black, or have an underlying health condition....

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Why Germany’s Coronavirus Death Rate Is So Low

Germany’s 1.6% fatality rate has nothing to do with luck....

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Why is COVID-19 So Lethal for Elders?

Aging immune systems aren’t as good at reacting to micro-organisms they haven’t encountered before....

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Advance Care Planning: An Appropriate Response to COVID-19

Now is the time to ensure patients do not receive care they would not want if they become too severely ill to make their own decisions....

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Will Older Americans with COVID-19 Have to Compete for ICU Beds?

Some communities have only one ICU bed available for thousands of older residents....

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Study: How Long Does Coronavirus Stay Viable?

Research shows the coronavirus lives longer on plastic and stainless steel than on copper....

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