Pew Internet Report Includes Dementia, Caregiving, Pain, End-of-Life Topics
Earlier this month, Pew released its latest report on what Americans look for online when they are searching for health…
Earlier this month, Pew released its latest report on what Americans look for online when they are searching for health…
“Mom’s been writing goofy checks…” “Dad stopped paying his bills….” “Grandma wired her savings to Nigeria…” Have you heard these phrases…
This month’s American Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease & Other Dementias offers us something unusual but highly relevant . Chatterton, Baker…
The AMA Physician Consortium For Performance Improvement has released a draft set of performance measures for persons with dementia. The…
As a practicing primary care geriatrician, I am always on the lookout for good resources that can help support my…
Generally, Alzheimer’s disease is diagnosed only after patients have progressed to major levels of cognitive impairment that results in substantial…
by: Bree Johnston For the past two months (started July 2010) I have been in Scotland working in variousgeriatrics and…
Hospice programs provide much needed care and support for patients, families and caregivers for people with end-stage dementias. Thanks to…
There is an article in today’s New York Times about delirium, a VERY common but poorly understood condition among hospitalized…
I would love the input of GeriPal readers on an issue. The commonly used phrases, “demented patient,” or “demented person,”…