Cancer Screening in Persons With Dementia. Just Stop It. Please.
August 30, 2013
Cancer Screening is of little benefit in persons with dementia but can cause very serious harms. Older persons with…
Transfers from the Hospital to Nursing Home: An F- Grade For Quality
August 26, 2013
Huge numbers of older persons transition from hospitals to the nursing home. Often, an older hospitalized patient needs skilled nursing…
Inappropriate Management of Hypertension and Diabetes in the Hospital
August 18, 2013
A great Viewpoint in JAMA Internal Medicine describes an important and common cause of over treatment and medication errors in…
Clinical Trials Discriminate Against Older Persons with Diabetes
June 3, 2013
by: Ken Covinsky (@geri_doc) Over half of persons with type 2 Diabetes are over the age of 65. You would…
Are Older Persons Being Over Treated for Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer?
May 2, 2013
One could argue that nonmelanoma skin cancer should not even be called Cancer. While under the microscope it looks like…
Surrogate End Points in Drug Trials: Caveat Emptor
April 29, 2013
It seems like such a good idea. Before a patient takes a new drug, they would like to know that…
The Benefit of Exercise in Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia: The Finalex Trial
April 16, 2013
Alzheimer’s Disease and other dementias have impacts far beyond cognitive function. Alzheimer’s patients also experience steady declines in physical function.…
Larry Feigenbaum: Geriatrics Pioneer
February 27, 2013
The Bay Area Geriatrics Community recently lost one of our greatest friends, innovators, and pioneers with the passing of Dr.…
More Tales of Medical Excess: Cancer Screening and the Dangers of Check Box Medicine
February 12, 2013
A distressing study recently published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine once again demonstrates the remarkable proclivity of the…
Metal on Metal Hip Replacements: A Tragic Failure of the FDA Regulatory Process
January 13, 2013
Hip replacements are a miracle of modern medicine. They restore mobility to persons with disabling hip arthritis and free them…