Research
Exposure to dangerous jobs and work environments over a prolonged period strain older workers’ bodies. The jobs may involve physical occupations like construction, working in cramped spaces or around hazardous chemicals, or stressful shift work. A new study confirms that the disabling conditions that can result from these types of jobs help to explain why…
It does not seem like an exaggeration to say that the difference in older White and Black Americans’ health is shocking. A 51-year-old Black woman has the frailer health of a 69-year-old White woman. A 51-year-old Black man is in the same condition as a 64-year-old White man. Hispanic men and women, at 51, hav…
