The Latest Breaking News on Ageing

Pope Francis Has Died Aged 88

Pope Francis, an energetic reformer who inspired widespread devotion from Catholics but riled traditionalists, died on Monday aged 88.

International Business Times · Apr 21, 2025

How Ayushman Bharat fails India’s transgender population

The Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) was launched in 2018 to make quality healthcare accessible and affordable to everyone in India. In August 2022, the government announced that AB-PMJAY would also cover transgender individuals and offer them additional access to gender-affirming procedures such as sex reassignment surgery (SRS)…

Newslaundry · Apr 21, 2025

Prince William and Princess Kate's Easter absence has reportedly "raised eyebrows at the palace"

Prince William and Princess Kate's Easter absence has reportedly "raised eyebrows at the palace"

Marie Claire · Apr 20, 2025

King jokes ‘it’s all mirrors’ with wellwisher after Maundy service

Charles and Camilla were at Durham Cathedral for the traditional service.

Evening Standard · Apr 17, 2025

GPs in England will be able to claim £20 per new patient for seeking specialist advice

Surgeries will be able to claim money if doctors refer patients to an out-of-hospital setting in bid to cut waiting lists

The Guardian - UK · Apr 17, 2025

Doctors in end-of-life cases of two UK children can be named, court rules

Parents of Isaiah Haastrup and Zainab Abbasi, who died in 2018 and 2019, have said they want to ‘tell their story’

The Guardian - UK · Apr 16, 2025

Designing Your 'Immortal' Financial Plan

Explore an approach that offers solutions for those navigating the intersection of longevity, fulfillment and financial security.

Kiplinger · Apr 16, 2025

My parents holding hands after their assisted deaths: Martin Roemers’ most personal photograph

‘Their lives were getting harder, even with help. They did not want to go to a nursing home and neither wanted to live without the other. So they left this life together’

The Guardian - UK · Apr 16, 2025

Doctors in end-of-life cases can be named, Supreme Court rules

Lord Reed said the need for restriction of freedom of speech must be ‘established convincingly’.

Evening Standard · Apr 16, 2025

Europe’s elderly need migrant caregivers – whether we like it or not

Who will care for your ageing relatives when you can’t? It’s a question that many families in Europe are having to answer, as demographic changes caused by Europe’s ageing populations become more deeply embedded.

The Conversation · Apr 16, 2025