Press Releases

“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.

The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) — the nation’s oldest and largest interdisciplinary organization focused on aging — is proud to announce its newest elected officers. These individuals were chosen by GSA’s membership, which consists of more than 6,000 researchers, educators, and practitioners.

The first comprehensive review of two decades of research from the National Institute on Aging’s Interventions Testing Program (ITP) highlights 13 interventions that show promise in preclinical studies for significantly extending lifespan and improving health span. The findings are published in The Journals of Gerontology, Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences by the Gerontological Society of America.