The new brain scan for Alzheimer’s: what’s early certainty worth?
Last week the NY Times story on a new scan that identifies Alzheimer’s in the brain caught my eye, and…
Last week the NY Times story on a new scan that identifies Alzheimer’s in the brain caught my eye, and…
In this and upcoming posts, we will review some educational products in both geriatrics and palliative care. For many of…
I recently cared for a 96 year old woman who was rehospitalized for a recurrent infection (identifying details altered to…
Age is one of the great modern adventures, a technological marvel—we’re given several more youthfulish decades if we take care…
“What is the difference between 20 and 23? If you said three, you are off by millions—of dollars in sales,…
My neighbor told me recently about a musician named Glen Campbell who is still performing despite Alzheimer’s dementia. This shows…
I am fortunate to be back at the Hospital San Carlos, in Chiapas, Mexico for two weeks. I am again…
The Mini-Mental State Exam (MMSE) is the most widely used cognitive screening test. Many have attributed this to the relative…
There have been a lot of pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions proposed for the all too common behavioral complications of dementia…
Hospitalizations present a host of dangers to an older patient, and perhaps one of the most hazardous parts of hospitalization…