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Salon
Salon
Science
Mary Elizabeth Williams

THE TRUTH ABOUT: Why our longer lifespans pose a problem - Caught on Camera

First, the good news. As author, MacArthur Fellowship recipient and founding head of DOJ's Elder Justice Initiative M. T. Connolly writes in her new book, "For millions of people, there has never been a better time to be old."

Over the past century, we have expanded our average lifespans by an incredible thirty years, and we've done it with astonishing advancements in medications and other interventions to improve our health and mobility. 

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