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Author: Hilary Dobel

Hilary Dobel, MSW is a licensed certified social worker with a concentration in healthcare and gerontological social work, and a former emergency medical technician. Find more of her writing at hilaryvdobel.com.
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Don’t Call Me Sweetheart: Ageism and Sexism in Health Care

Don’t Call Me Sweetheart: Ageism and Sexism in Health Care

Hilary Dobel

For older adults, experiences of ageism and ageist microaggressions—which have been shown to be acutely stressful for women, perhaps in connection with ageist beauty standards—can trigger a cascade effect of stress responses that can have an ongoing, negative impact on health, including inflammatory effects, depression and heart disease.

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