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18. Martha Taggart, BrightFocus Science Writer: Raising Awareness of a Leading Cause of Vision Loss for Older Americans Feb 24, 2021

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In recognition of Age-Related Macular Degeneration Awareness Month, Sue Peschin talks with Martha Taggart, a science writer for the BrightFocus Foundation, about age-related macular degeneration, or AMD, an eye disease that is a leading cause of vision loss in older Americans.

Learn more about Martha: https://www.brightfocus.org/bio/martha-snyder-taggart

Watch our short films on AMD: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrlWWCd7B4k

17. John Lewis, Executive Director of Heart Valve Voice US: Raising Awareness of Heart Valve Disease Feb 10, 2021

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February 22 marks the fifth annual Heart Valve Disease Awareness Day, a day dedicated to spotlighting the importance of detecting and treating heart valve disease. Valve Disease Day would not be possible without the 90 partners who have joined the campaign to lend their voices to the effort to raise awareness about heart valve disease. One of those partners is Heart Valve Voice US. On this episode of the podcast, Alliance for Aging Research Vice President of Health Education and Advocacy Lindsay Clarke speaks with John Lewis, Executive Director of Heart Valve Voice US, about how the organization is raising awareness of heart valve disease.

We're looking forward to celebrating this year with a Valve Disease Day virtual celebration, a Facebook Live, a Twitter chat, and more. Please visit https://www.valvediseaseday.org/ to see how you can get involved.

15. Fraternal Order of Real Bearded Santas: Bringing Joy to a Tough Year Dec 23, 2020

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On the season finale of This is Growing Old, Sue Peschin talks with Fraternal Order of Real Bearded Santas Chairman Ric Erwin and President Bob Callahan about why Santas would make for good messengers for promoting the COVID-19 vaccine, how Santas are bringing hope to a difficult year, and why they think real beards are better.

Learn more about the Fraternal Order of Real Bearded Santas: https://forbsantas.com/

Get the latest information and resources about age-related conditions, diseases and issues that impact the health of older Americans: https://www.agingresearch.org/health-topic/

13: Emiliana R. Simon-Thomas: The Benefits of Practicing Gratitude Nov 25, 2020

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Welcome to a special Thanksgiving episode of our podcast!
Although the holidays look different this year because of COVID-19, we can still celebrate Thanksgiving by practicing gratitude. On this episode, Emiliana R. Simon-Thomas, Ph.D., the science director of the Greater Good Science Center, talks about the importance of gratitude and how we can incorporate it into our daily lives.

Learn more about Emiliana: https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/profile/emiliana_simon_thomas
Check out the Greater Good Science Center: https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/

Get the latest information and resources about age-related conditions, diseases and issues that impact the health of older Americans: https://www.agingresearch.org/health-topic/

10. Dr. William Schaffner: Why Getting Your Flu Shot is More Important Than Ever Oct 14, 2020

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William Schaffner, M.D., Medical Director of the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID), explains why the flu vaccine is so important this year and answers questions about common questions about COVID-19.

Learn more about NFID's Keep Up The Rates Campaign: https://www.nfid.org/keep-up-the-rates/.

Get the latest information and resources about age-related conditions, diseases and issues that impact the health of older Americans: https://www.agingresearch.org/health-topic/

9. Debbe McCall: Cardiovascular Patient Researcher, Advocate & Speaker Sep 30, 2020

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Debbe McCall is a cardiovascular patient researcher, advocate, and speaker. She was also a participant and expert speaker in the Alliance for Aging Research’s Talk NERDY to Me program. In this episode, Debbe talks about how she became a patient advocate and how patients can best advocate for themselves.

Follow Debbe on Twitter: @DebbeMcCall

Learn more about the Alliance for Aging Research: https://www.agingresearch.org/

8. Dr. John Whyte, Chief Medical Officer at WebMD Sep 16, 2020

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As Chief Medical Officer for WebMD, Dr. John Whyte has been active in providing information to educate people during the COVID-19 pandemic by interviewing public health experts in a special video series for WebMD. In this conversation with Alliance for Aging Research President and CEO Sue Peschin, John shares some of the highlights of these interviews. He also talks about common misconceptions about COVID-19, why COVID-19 is infecting and killing more Black and Hispanic Americans, and the most common questions he gets about aging.

Visit www.agingresearch.org to learn more about age-related conditions, diseases and issues that impact the health of older Americans.

7. Beverlye Hyman Fead: Changing How We Think About Aging Sep 02, 2020

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Beverlye Hyman Fead is an author, artist, activist, and inspirational speaker. in 2019, she received the Alliance for Aging Research Perennial Hero Award, presented each year to honor an older individual who is actively contributing to create positive societal change and serves as a role model for people of all ages. In this episode, Sue Peschin, President and CEO of the Alliance, talks with Beverlye about embracing aging, why honesty and a sense of humor are so important as we age, and more.

Learn more about Beverlye: http://www.aginginhighheels.com/

Visit www.agingresearch.org to learn more about age-related conditions, diseases and issues that impact the health of older Americans.

6. Patty Peterson: Why Patient Advocacy is Important Aug 19, 2020

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Patty Peterson, a participant of the Alliance’s Talk NERDY to Me program, reflects on what she learned from the program and the importance of patient advocacy.

Talk NERDY to Me is seeking advocates to participate in the 2020 research-advocacy training program designed to empower senior patients and their family caregivers to engage in patient-centered outcomes research. Find out more here: https://www.agingresearch.org/nerdy/2020-call-for-advocates/

More about Patty: https://www.pattypeterson.com/

Follow Patty on social media
Twitter: @Patty_Peterson
Instagram: @patty_peterson
Facebook: @patty.peterson.music

5. All of Us: Improving Health Care Through Research Aug 05, 2020

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Why is the All of US Research program on a mission to collect and study health data from a million people or more? And how will this data help improve health care for all of us? Find out in this conversation between Sue Peschin and Eric Dishman, Chief Innovation Officer at All of Us.

Learn more about All of Us and join now: https://allofus.nih.gov/

Learn more about Eric Dishman: https://allofus.nih.gov/about/who-we-are/nih-all-us-research-program-staff/eric-dishman

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