Author Archives: Marcia G. Ory, Regents and Distinguished Professor of Environmental and Occupational Health, Texas A&M University; and Matthew Lee Smith, co-Director of Texas A&M Center for Population Health and Aging, Texas A&M University
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Social isolation: Pandemic’s hidden health risk for older adults, and how to manage it

by Marcia G. Ory, Regents and Distinguished Professor of Environmental and Occupational Health, Texas A&M University; and Matthew Lee Smith, co-Director of Texas A&M Center for Population Health and Aging, Texas A&M University

As coronavirus cases rise again, it can be hard for older adults to see any end to the need for social isolation and the loneliness that can come with it. For months now, they have been following public health advice to reduce their risk of exposure by staying home, knowing an infection can have life-threatening […]