Fertility and mortality decline are major drivers of Iran's population aging. A rapid and sharp fall in fertility rates over the past three decades as well as a substantial rise in life expectancy are ...

Public healthcare systems are fiscally burdened due to an aging population. So, governments must find a way to persuade citizens to pay more for health insurance. Now, researchers have examined ...

Download PDF More Formats on IMF eLibrary Order a Print Copy Create Citation Hong Kong SAR’s significant demographic pressures will create fiscal challenges for the authorities. Fiscal expenditure ...

Illinois’ population of young people is dwindling, an editorial from the Chicago Tribune warned. “A dwindling youth population means shrinking potential — not just economically, but in civic energy, ...

The U.S. population will age and continue to see low growth in 2025, three experts have told Newsweek. Population decline is an issue for many countries around the world, especially in Europe, and, ...

A $227 million expansion project at Aspirus Wausau (Wis.) Hospital — the largest investment in the health system’s history — aims to address rising patient volumes and reinforce the hospital as a ...

PHOENIX, Ariz. — Marlene Carrasco takes care of aging adults in their homes, a job she has done for nearly 30 years. The challenging and low-paid work often falls to immigrants like Carrasco, who play ...

Far too many seniors today are priced out of hiring in-home companions by the 2013 Home Care Rule, especially those ...

As the U.S. population grows older, cardiologists are increasingly caring for patients with frailty, multiple comorbidities and complex social needs. These shifts are pushing physicians toward ...