Learn how rising life expectancy impacts economies globally, affecting workforce, healthcare, pensions, and demand in advanced nations.

The long-term decline in the number of individuals in state prisons has led to a demographic shift toward an older ...

The global population is expected to hit nearly 9.7 billion people by 2050, but beyond that, the nature of the population itself is changing due to aging. This is expected to fuel a rise in the ...

Scott Hawig joined St. Louis-based BJC Health as its executive vice president and CFO in September 2025. Five months into his new role, Mr. Hawig is focused on one central issue plaguing healthcare: ...

“Geriatrics is a critical shortage specialty across the United States,” she said, adding that the shortage is expected to worsen as the number of geriatricians decreases each year while the population ...

Mick Jagger famously sang “what a drag it is getting old.” He should have added: “especially in Massachusetts.” The mega-rich megastar Rolling Stones frontman, 82, doesn’t have to worry about managing ...

Aging populations are dealing a blow to the telecommunications industry, often considered the "original" sector for ...

Novel research shows that in approximately one third of countries and territories worldwide, population aging was the largest contributor to the growing burden of musculoskeletal disorders from 1990 ...

Law enforcement and Alzheimer’s advocates say the rise is driven in part by a rapidly aging population — about 6 out of 10 people with dementia will wander at least once.

China is experiencing rapid population aging and a declining workforce, posing significant economic and fiscal challenges, especially to the pension system. This paper examines the evolution of ...

As the Canadian population continues to age, the cost of aging in one’s home is only going to increase ...