The Geriatrician

While there are many web sites to serve as resources on the Internet, I hope this blog takes on the flavor having geriatrician in your own family. The goal is to make a medically accurate and understandable analysis of geriatric issues (such as treatments) available to anyone who has an interest in issues of aging and geriatrics.

Saturday, April 18, 2020

So now I'm a death pit doctor?

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I hate headlines like this so I’ll say it again, If an engineer builds a one winged airplane that doesn’t fly, why blame the pilot and fligh...
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Saturday, May 28, 2016

This is awesome! Way to go Dr. Heimlich

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I love this story .  Dr. Heimlich, at 96, used his namesake maneuver for the first time to save a life!  Just goes to show that old people s...
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Friday, April 8, 2016

Caregiving school scholarship

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For my many caregivers who are also in school, you can click on this link to apply for a $1500 scholarship.  Only 3 awarded nationally but i...
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Tuesday, February 9, 2016

What are the biggest risk factors for dementia?

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Recently I came across this article on Nature Reviews which is a very good authoritative journal.  (article is not free).  It lists MODIFIA...
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Tuesday, December 22, 2015

A geriatrician's view of the SPRINT study

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This is all I have for now.
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Tuesday, October 6, 2015

Should I get a PSA?

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The decision to screen for prostate cancer seem so obvious.   For men, it is the most common cancer, and the second leading cause of cancer ...
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Wednesday, September 30, 2015

Why see a geriatrician?

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It's not just patients, but other physicians, who have trouble figuring out what I do and when I should do it.  Is it when a person turn...
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