Press Releases

The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) and the Journalists Network on Generations are welcoming 13 distinguished reporters for the next class of the Journalists in Aging Fellows Program, now in its 16th year.

Sarah Khasawinah, PhD, MHS, has joined GSA as part of its Visiting Scholar and Executive Program. In this role, Khasawinah will contribute to GSA’s work in the policy arena. She brings extensive experience in health and aging policy, including a decade-long role in crafting bipartisan aging policies as a key staff member on the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging.

“Why bother? At my age, breast cancer is the least of my worries,” says a patient in the opening vignette of “Helping Patients Make Health Care Decisions,” the latest publication from the Gerontological Society of America. This new guide equips health care providers with essential strategies to support informed, value-based decision-making with their older patients, recognizing the many factors that influence how individuals approach their health care.

A new Gerontological Society of America report, “Staying Safe with Opioids at Home,” describes questions about pain management and opioid reversal for older adults and their caregivers and presents a decision tree to guide their actions.

A new report from the Gerontological Society of America provides critical guidance for health care providers working with the nation’s growing older adult population, highlighting strategies to improve communication, build trust, and support better health outcomes.