In Sickness and Age: Changing Family Structures and Caregiving (Part 1)

In this first episode of a two-part miniseries on caregiving, Tanya
Lewis, Scientific American’s senior editor of health and medicine,
shares her personal experience with becoming a caregiver for her
mother after her mom was diagnosed with a serious illness. Her
journey inspired her to explore the broader challenges faced by
caregivers. Lewis and her colleague Lauren J. Young, SciAm’s
associate editor of health and medicine, reached out to listeners
and investigated the stresses of caregiving, uncovering common
experiences and insights. Lewis joins host Rachel Feltman to delve
into the scope of the caregiving crisis. This episode is part of
“Health Equity Heroes,” an editorially independent special project
that was produced with financial support from Takeda
Pharmaceuticals. Email us at sciencequickly@sciam.com if you have
any questions, comments or ideas for stories we should cover!
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Jeff DelViscio. This episode was reported and co-hosted by Tanya
Lewis. Lauren J. Young also contributed reporting. Marielle Issa,
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