This issue brief attempts to clear up many of the misconceptions about medical marijuana, such as addiction and harmful side effects. Additionally, we discuss research findings that focus on chronic diseases most common among the 65 and older population, including: Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease, arthritis, cancer, osteoporosis, glaucoma, and depression. We conclude with a discussion […]
A Group Portrait of New York’s ‘Oldest Old’
It was an average week in an aging city. Frederick Jones, 88, fell in the kitchen of his Crown Heights apartment and went to sleep on the floor, resting until he felt strong enough to pull himself up. Ping Wong, 90, told her daughter that she could not make their annual spring trip to Atlantic […]