Are Most Published Studies Lies?
December 18, 2010
A couple of recent articles in the lay press expose the fallacy that publication in a scientific journal means “it…
CAM Resources
December 16, 2010
The subject of complementary and alternative medicines (CAM) has a plethora of articles in the lay literature, read intensively by…
Stimulating Interest in a Career in Geriatrics – The Scholarship Award Summit
December 15, 2010
Photo by: DGies / Flickr When the clock strikes midnight on January 1st, the very oldest of the baby boomers…
Older Adults and Quality of Life are New Topics in Healthy People 2020!
December 9, 2010
Healthy People 2020 has been released, and there is good news for GeriPals. (See Ken’s post soliciting suggestions from GeriPal readers…
Substance Abuse in Late Life
December 4, 2010
The house next to mine was busted for running a meth lab yesterday. Scary – our whole neighborhood could…
Desktop Medicine: Here to Stay
November 21, 2010
I want to draw readers attention to a brilliant essay in JAMA by Jason Karlawish. He describes a new concept of…
Sex and Aging
November 14, 2010
Photo by Patrick Q It’s time to get comfortable with the notion that older Americans have satisfying sexual relationships. Studies…
Autonomy for Frail Elders
November 14, 2010
What does autonomy mean to a 95 year old woman with disability, dementia, and heart failure residing in a nursing home? Beauchamp…
Presidential Proclamations on National Hospice Month
November 2, 2010
Thirty-three years of presidential proclamations have solidified November as National Hospice Month. It is interesting to go back in the…
Any Symptom in an Older Adult is a Medication Side Effect Until Proven Otherwise
October 26, 2010
Mike Steinman recently published a paper in JAMA about sensible medication managment in older adults. I’ve had the opportunity to…