Cara Kiernan Fallon
Biographic Data
| ID | 5532864 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Cara Kiernan Fallon |
| GIVEN NAMES | Cara Kiernan |
| FAMILY NAME | Fallon |
| SIGNATURE | FALLON C K |
| AFFILIATIONS | Harvard University Press |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Husbands' Hearts and Women's Health
The medical community and broader public have historically focused on heart disease as a concern for men, even though it has been the leading cause of death in women for decades. Through an analysis of medical publications, women's health literature, and mainstream media, this article traces the interactions of gender and age on perceptions of heart disease during the twentieth century. I argue that attention to middle-age mortality rates accentu…
Is the WHO Definition of Health Aging Well? Frameworks for “Health” After Three Score and Ten
Is the WHO Definition of Health Aging Well? Frameworks for “Health” After Three Score and Ten Cara Kiernan Fallon PhD, MPH, and Jason Karlawish MD Affiliation Cara Kiernan Fallon is with the Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. Jason Karlawish is with the Departments of Medicine, Medical Ethics and Health Policy, and Neurology, Perelman School of Medicine, Universit…
Hyung Wook Park, Old Age, New Science
In the early twentieth century, biologists found that certain cells could rejuvenate, others could endlessly proliferate, and particular plants were even ‘theoretically immortal’ (p. 39). Yet the dawn of a new era in ageing research was quickly darkened by the social and economic catastrophe of the Great Depression, when longer lives posed serious social problems—countless elderly were left jobless, homeless and destitute. As Hyung Wook Park expl…
Chronic Disease in the Twentieth Century
Chronic diseases have become one of the most important problems of the twenty-first century. In 2010, they comprised seven of the top ten causes of death, afflicted half of all U.S. adults, and accounted for the majority of healthcare expenditures.1 Yet, the problem of chronic disease remains elusive. Chronic conditions are incredibly varied, ranging from asthma to arthritis, from cancers to epilepsy. They are often called “noncommunicable,” yet …
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Chronic Disease in the Twentieth Century
Chronic diseases have become one of the most important problems of the twenty-first century. In 2010, they comprised seven of the top ten causes of death, afflicted half of all U.S. adults, and accounted for the majority of healthcare expenditures.1 Yet, the problem of chronic disease remains elusive. Chronic conditions are incredibly varied, ranging from asthma to arthritis, from cancers to epilepsy. They are often called “noncommunicable,” yet …
Hyung Wook Park, Old Age, New Science
In the early twentieth century, biologists found that certain cells could rejuvenate, others could endlessly proliferate, and particular plants were even ‘theoretically immortal’ (p. 39). Yet the dawn of a new era in ageing research was quickly darkened by the social and economic catastrophe of the Great Depression, when longer lives posed serious social problems—countless elderly were left jobless, homeless and destitute. As Hyung Wook Park expl…
Husbands' Hearts and Women's Health
The medical community and broader public have historically focused on heart disease as a concern for men, even though it has been the leading cause of death in women for decades. Through an analysis of medical publications, women's health literature, and mainstream media, this article traces the interactions of gender and age on perceptions of heart disease during the twentieth century. I argue that attention to middle-age mortality rates accentu…
Is the WHO Definition of Health Aging Well? Frameworks for “Health” After Three Score and Ten
Is the WHO Definition of Health Aging Well? Frameworks for “Health” After Three Score and Ten Cara Kiernan Fallon PhD, MPH, and Jason Karlawish MD Affiliation Cara Kiernan Fallon is with the Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. Jason Karlawish is with the Departments of Medicine, Medical Ethics and Health Policy, and Neurology, Perelman School of Medicine, Universit…
Medicine (4 works) · Political science (3 works) · Disease (2 works) · Family medicine (2 works) · Gerontology (2 works) · Gerontology (2 works) · Pathology (2 works) · Anthropology (1 work) · Asthma (1 work) · Biosocial theory (1 work)