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Aging Now Podcast

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The doctors who specialize in aging are trying to tell us something and most of us aren't listening yet. The Aging Forward Podcast brings together some of the sharpest minds in geriatric medicine for the kind of conversations that usually only happen behind closed doors. Each episode, a UCLA geriatrician sits down with a specialist to unpack what aging actually looks like in the body, from memory loss and sleep disorders to weight loss drugs, hearing loss, and knowing when medicine does more harm than good. This isn't a wellness podcast. It's a front-row seat to the science of getting older an...

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The Social Disability That Doctors Keep Ignoring 11.07.2026 37:20

Most people think of hearing loss as an inconvenience. What they don't realize is that untreated hearing loss quietly rewires how the brain processes information, pushes people out of conversations they once loved, and as new research is showing dramatically increases the risk of ending up back in the emergency room. In this episode, two geriatricians explore the hearing loss crisis hiding in...

Revolutionary Breakthrough In Alzheimer’s Treatment 24.06.2026 26:43

A new class of drugs can now remove the protein behind Alzheimer's disease from the brain. But it doesn't restore memory. It doesn't cure the disease. And not everyone qualifies. So what does it actually do and who is it for? Dr. David Reuben and Dr. Alejandra Sanchez Lopez walk through everything families and patients need to know before considering anti-amyloid therapy from elig...

The Hidden Connection Between Poor Sleep and Cognitive Decline 10.06.2026 23:53

Most people know sleep gets harder with age. What nobody tells you is that the sleep problems you're ignoring right now the insomnia, the restless nights, the medication you've been on for 20 years may be doing more damage than you think. In this episode, Dr. Arun Karlamanga sits down with Dr. Cathy Alessi, Professor of Geriatric Medicine and Sleep Medicine at UCLA, to talk about what&ap...

Managing the Behavioral & Psychological Symptoms of Dementia 27.05.2026 40:00

Most families navigating dementia know what memory loss looks like. What no one prepares them for are the behavioral and psychological symptoms the agitation, the refusals, the personality shifts that can make caregiving feel impossible. In this episode, Dr. Aaron Kaufman sits down with Kemi Reeves, DNP, Associate Director of the UCLA Alzheimer's and Dementia Care Program, to talk about wha...