Elizabeth Newcomb

Elizabeth Newcomb, MPH, is senior editor at the University of Southern California Leonard Davis School of Gerontology. She earned her master’s degree in public health at USC and graduated with a bachelor of science in biology from Iowa State University. She is a member of the National Association of Science Writers.

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Tom Petty and Your End-of-Life Wishes

Tom Petty

What you and your family can learn from the rock legend's death

OCTOBER 24, 2017 | By Elizabeth Newcomb

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Side by Side With B. Smith In Her Alzheimer’s Fight

After B. Smith's death, Next Avenue is republishing our story about her

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Four long-term survivors of HIV: Joseph Gaxiola, Stephanie Stuart, Sharon Bosley and Robert Toth

Still Here, Still Positive

A series on America's first generation aging with HIV/AIDS

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In Good Company

We all feel lonely at times. But it doesn't have to be that way.