“I Can’t Sleep”: A Better Treatment for Insomnia
July 15, 2011
“Doctor: I am having trouble sleeping.” This has got to be one of the most common complaints we here from…
The confusing morass of medical evidence
May 25, 2011
Practitioners of evidence-based medicine use published evidence from the medical literature to guide them as they try to provide the…
Watchful Waiting or Surgery for Prostate Cancer?
May 18, 2011
What should be done in men who have prostate cancer? On first examination, it might seem that the obvious answer…
Glycemic Control in Frail Elders: Is There a Happy Medium?
May 4, 2011
In frail elders, such as those who are disabled and no longer able to care for themselves independently, “less” medical…
Management of COPD: Lets Just Pretend Older Patients Don’t Exist
March 28, 2011
We have previously discussed on GeriPal how the exclusion of older persons from research has left us clueless about how…
A New Treatment For Atrial Fibrillation in the Elderly?: The (IR)relevance of Clincial Resarch to Geriatric Populations
March 13, 2011
Atrial Fibrillation is a very common heart rhythm that substantially increases the risk for stroke. The likelihood of having atrial…
Functional Status and Medicare Costs in the Last 6 Months of LIfe
February 27, 2011
A large proportion of health care costs is incurred towards the end of life. However, very little is known about…
Bisphosphonates: The New Fountain of Youth? Or Irrational Exuberance?
February 9, 2011
Bisphosphonates are a class of medicines that can reduce the risk of fractures in persons with osteoporosis. They are valuable…
Disseminating Taxpayer Funded Research: Problems at CMS
January 27, 2011
When your tax dollars fund research, do you have a right to see the results? Do the federal agencies that…
Understanding Frailty
January 13, 2011
Frailty is a central concept of Geriatrics. It would only be a slight stretch to claim that the clinical practice…