Age Is Really Just a Number

Posted by Fierce Contributor | Feb 27, 2016

You Really Are as Old as You Feel! If you ever slip into thinking of yourself as over the hill, check yourself and practice this phrase: “I am forever young.” According to a new study of 10,000 adults, ages 24 to 102, published in the journal Health Psychology, people who reported feeling older than their actual age had a 10 percent to 25 percent increased likelihood of being hospitalized over the next two to 10 years.

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Inequality Is an Underlying COVID-19 Risk Factor

African Americans are still contracting the coronavirus. During the height of the pandemic, we contracted COVID-19 at an alarming rate, accounting for up to 70% of deaths in some areas. Dr. Melissa Clarke is among the physicians who have been at the forefront of keeping us healthy on her own and as a member of the Black Coalition Against COVID. Click here to read more.