Geriatric Medicine News

SeniorBridge, a provider of professional services for individuals requiring care for chronic health conditions, announced that it has named Jill Lebar, MA, LMHC, CMC, Executive Director.

As we age, it is common to ask questions about memory loss and wonder how much, if any, memory loss is normal.

Physicians treating patients aged 75 years or older for chronic pain should avoid using nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs , according to an updated guideline issued by the American Geriatrics Society in May.

Each year in this country, one of every three people over age 65 suffers a fall, resulting in nearly 16,000 deaths.

PUDUCHERRY: Doordarshan Kendra, Puducherry will telecast a live phone-in programme on geriatric care at 5.45 p.m. on Wednesday.

Midlothian is the place to be for cats of a 'certain age'. The Hospital for Small Animals to the Royal School of Veterinary Studies has joined up with Edinburgh-based feline vet and author Dr Sarah Caney to hold the UK's first specialist geriatric cat clinic.

Addressing Congress earlier this month, President Barack Obama reiterated his goals for health care reform: lower costs, higher quality, consumer choice and expanded coverage.

A recent study regarding mature women's turn-ons is, somewhat ironically, published in a journal whose title is an instant turnoff: The Journal of the American Geriatrics Society .

Main Category: Seniors / Aging Also Included In: Medical Students / Training Article Date: 26 Jun 2009 A highly successful and innovative training program that prepares chief residents at medical schools to diagnose and treat health problems common to older adults -- and to prepare the medical students and residents who they help train to do the ...

Homer, a beloved black bear at the Oregon Zoo, was euthanized due to complications related to age.

The geriatricians affiliated with the Sound Shore Medical Center's Center for Sound Aging are providing patient caring that includes home visits.

U.S. seniors performed significantly better than their counterparts in England on standard tests of memory and cognitive function, according to a new study.

Assistant Clinical Professor of Clinical Pharmacy Practice St. John's University College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions Queens, New York; Clinical Coordinator of Ambulatory Care Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, New York Olga Hilas, PharmD, MPH, BCPS, CGP Assistant Clinical Professor of Clinical Pharmacy Practice St.

A recent study presented at the American Geriatrics Society annual meeting in May showed that retirees over 65 who volunteer had less than half the risk of death than their non-volunteer peers.

Mary Ann E. Zagaria, PharmD, MS, CGP Senior Care Consultant Pharmacist and President of MZ Associates, Inc.

Good communication between patients and their healthcare practitioners is essential to good care.

A Review of Demographic and Infrastructural Factors and Potential Solutions to the Physician and Nursing Shortage Predicted to Impact the Growing US Elderly Population This review highlights several of the key demographic, infrastructural, and cultural factors associated with the predicted labor force shortage in the healthcare field.

Dr. Meyer is Assistant Professor, Geriatrics and General Internal Medicine, VA Medical Center and Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina.

SENIOR doctors at Modbury Hospital plan to quit at the end of the month as the fallout from plans for the new Royal Adelaide Hospital spreads to the suburbs.

Main Category: Seniors / Aging Also Included In: Endocrinology ; Clinical Trials / Drug Trials Article Date: 13 Jun 2009 - 3:00 PDT Older women suffering from clinical frailty stand to benefit from the first potential medical treatment for the condition, according to a study presented today by Penn Medicine researchers at ENDO, The Endocrine ...