From Red to Gray: The New Older China
April 9, 2011
According to a United Nations study, developing countries such as China are seeing a rapid graying of their population that…
Aging Women and Stereotypes
April 2, 2011
Most of us grew up learning that it was rude to ask a woman her age. But did we ask…
A Matter of Life-and-Death: The Ethics of End-of-Life Care
March 25, 2011
GeriPal recently conducted a poll to ask readers if they would take a pill to add 500 years to their…
Random Thoughts on Palliative Care in Scotland through US eyes
August 5, 2010
I have been in Scotland since the beginning of July observing their health care system and working in a variety…
Notes from the Field: Getting Older in the Developing World
July 26, 2010
I arrived in Chiapas, Mexico, one of the most southern states in Mexico three days ago. Known as one of…
My last few days with my grandmother
December 17, 2009
It was the a Monday morning in November when I got the first call from my uncle Gili – my…