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Aimee Swartz, MPH

Aimee Swartz is a science and medical writer living in Northampton, MA.

Correspondence: Requests for reprints should be sent to Aimee Swartz, aimee@aimeeswartz.com.

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	INTRODUCTION

 
HEALTHY AGING WAS ONCE thought to be a contradiction in terms. Enter James Fries, a professor of medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine. Early in his career, he foresaw a society in which the active and vital years of life would increase in length, the onset of morbidity would be postponed, and the total amount of lifetime disability would decrease. At the heart of his vision is an emphasis on improvements in preventive medicine and the untapped potential of health promotion and prevention.

Known as "compression of morbidity," Fries’ hypothesis holds that if the age at the onset of . . . [Full Text]

	A Philosopher-Cum-Physician

 

	The Genesis of a New Model

 

	Paradigm Shift

 

	Proof of Concept

 

	Looking Forward

 

	Living by His Word