Kate de MedeirosPosts by Kate de MedeirosBioethics Forum EssayA Covid-19 Side Effect: Virulent Resurgence of AgeismOf all the “isms,” ageism is arguably the hardest to address because old age neither a valued stage of life nor an identity that many claim. The coronavirus pandemic may have made that effort even harder.Read A Covid-19 Side Effect: Virulent Resurgence of AgeismRelated Posts Bioethics for Aging SocietiesFor decades, bioethics scholarship, empirical research, and recommendations concerning older adults has focused on decisions and care in patients nearing the end of life. Until recently, bioethics work on aging...Read Bioethics for Aging SocietiesHastings Center NewsUnderstanding How Aging Societies Think About DementiaThe National Endowment for the Humanities has awarded The Hastings Center a collaborative research grant for The Meanings of Dementia: Interpreting Cultural Narratives of Aging Societies. This project will produce...Read Understanding How Aging Societies Think About Dementia PRESS RELEASE 10-16-2018: What Makes a Good Life in Late Life? Citizenship and Justice in Aging SocietiesThe United States is an aging society, where one in five people will be 65 or older by 2035. While bioethics scholarship on aging has historically concerned itself with issues...Read PRESS RELEASE 10-16-2018: What Makes a Good Life in Late Life? Citizenship and Justice in Aging Societies What Makes a Good Life in Late Life? Citizenship and Justice in Aging SocietiesEdited by Nancy Berlinger, Kate de Medeiros, and Mildred Z. Solomon The United States is an aging society, where one in five people will be 65 or older by 2035....Read What Makes a Good Life in Late Life? Citizenship and Justice in Aging Societies