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The American Geriatrics Society has named Sandra Shi, MD, MPH, a 2024 Health in Aging Foundation New Investigator Award recipient. The American Geriatrics Society annually honors researchers...

Hebrew SeniorLife is one of the 30 U.S. health systems selected to participate in the Age-Friendly System-Wide Spread Collaborative, and the only health system in Massachusetts chosen. This first-of...

BOSTON – A recent study titled “A meta-analysis of previous falls and subsequent fracture risk in cohort studies” found links between self-reported falls and increased fracture risk, and also that...

While tai chi is understood to be beneficial for functional mobility and balance in older adults, such benefits are not well understood due to large variance in research study protocols and...

Dae Hyun Kim, MD, MPH, ScD, founder of the Frailty Research Program at Hebrew SeniorLife's Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research, has been elected to the American Society for Clinical...

The Brookline Housing Authority (BHA) has partnered with Hebrew SeniorLife, New England’s largest nonprofit provider of senior health care and living communities, and the only senior care organization...

Boston, MA - Hebrew Rehabilitation Center’s skilled nursing units are ranked as high performing and recognized as Best Nursing Homes for 2024 by U.S. News & World Report. The Rehabilitative Services...

A groundbreaking study published in the journal Research in Aging sheds light on the financial challenges of housing-with-health-services models for low-income older adults. The report explores...

BOSTON, MA – A new study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine that compared different antipsychotics used to treat symptoms of post-operative delirium in older patients found that the risks of...

While mRNA vaccines against COVID-19 have been found to be safe and effective for the general population, in-depth evidence about safety and effectiveness for older adults and individuals with chronic...