Aging Innovation

Welcome to a New World, Mom

By Michael Hodin

I’ve been blogging on aging for four years now, and for the first time I’m going to break my own rule and get personal. 
 
 Recently, my mother turned 85. After a few dozen texts and emails with my brothers and sisters, we decided to get…

The Cancer That’s Poised To Explode

By Michael Hodin

The Disappointment — And Potential — of the Apple Watch

By Michael Hodin

Apple’s new watch is a major disappointment. Even if it does succeed commercially, it missed its real opportunity: to promote healthy aging. Google Glass whiffed on this score, too, and we…

Scranton, Pennsylvania

By Michael Hodin

Aging Disrupts Markets: Look Who’s Noticing

By Michael Hodin

After more than 100 years in print, Women’s Wear Daily (WWD) on Apr. 27 officially went all-digital. In its final print edition three days earlier, Turning The Page, the editors announce: “Today we say goodbye…

Paying For Healthy Longevity

By Michael Hodin

The pharmaceutical industry’s scientific-medical research process is deeply complex and nuanced, and this complexity has made it fall prey to the prevailing “big pharma” disdain. Our collective, often near blind, love for so many forms…

Home Care Disrupting Innovation for Elder Caregiving

By Michael Hodin