Who are you calling senior citizen? How strides in medicine are disrupting mindsets on older workers

Exercise, as well as eating and sleeping well, are top priorities for healthy ageing, say longevity medicine experts. PHOTO: LIANHE ZAOBAO FILE
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SINGAPORE – People in Singapore are living longer, but feel unable to contribute fully at their workplace as opportunities for promotion dwindle.

Recent breakthroughs in longevity medicine, however, are disrupting old mindsets about what it means to be a senior today.

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