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Out with the old: Coronavirus highlights why we need new names for aging

  • Written by Caroline Cicero, Instructional Associate Professor of Gerontology , University of Southern California
Out with the old: Coronavirus highlights why we need new names for agingMary-Lou McCullagh, 83, inside her Ventura, California home, in isolation because of COVID-19. She and her husband Bob, 84, greet the little boy who lives across the street. Getty Images / Brent Stirton

Although largely unnoticed by mainstream media, something significant has happened with the rise of COVID-19: the marginalization of older...

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