How to Define Old Age

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In 2021 Dr. Kiran Rabheru, a professor of psychiatry at the
University of Ottawa and a geriatric psychiatrist, found himself at
the center of a medical debate. The World Health Organization
wanted to officially designate “old age” as a disease, but with
more than 40 years of work with aging populations, Rabheru saw this
as another example of ageism that needed to be challenged. Dr.
Rabheru talks with Yasmin Tayag about how he fought the WHO and
about the impact such designations can have on research and our
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