Please Don’t Talk About Aging!!!
July 8, 2016
by: Ken Covinsky @geri_doc A colleague of mine, who is chief of the Geriatrics Division at a major medical school,…
International Celebration of Aging at University of Michigan Health System
June 1, 2015
My exhibit entitled An International Celebration of Aging will be featured by Gifts of Art at the University of Michigan…
Finding the Workforce to Care for an Aging Population
May 19, 2015
Returning from the American Geriatrics Society Annual Scientific Meeting, I am struck by the thought that the United States’ health…
The AGS Annual Meeting Program Cover
May 11, 2015
I am thrilled that the AGS is using my images on the cover of their Annual Meeting program. The collection…
Fatal Falls Rising in Older Adults
May 7, 2015
Figure 2. (above) Age-adjusted death rates, by cause of death among adults aged 65 and over: United States, 2000–2013 The…
Victory Day in Moscow: Honoring the Older Generation
April 27, 2015
I had good reason to miss the 2012 AGS meeting as the dates overlapped with Victory Day in Moscow. Victory…
Aging in Angola Prison
April 16, 2015
Our society is faced with the dilemma of aging prisoners, and some predict this will become one of the most…
Healthy Dying… An important part of healthy aging
April 14, 2015
By: Paul Tatum @doctatum This year the Obama administration will convene the 2015 White House Conference on Aging (WHCOA). The…
Graceful Aging in Easter Hats
April 5, 2015
It’s a welcome sign of spring in Manhattan when the Easter Parade comes to Fifth Avenue. This parade is not…
Celebrating Old Age at the Burning Ghats in Benares
March 31, 2015
by: Jeffrey M. Levine MD, AGSF Benares, also known as Varanasi, is the holiest city in India and one of…