Opioid Analgesics and the Risk of Fractures in the Elderly
April 12, 2011
Current guidelines from the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) state that “NSAIDs and COX-2 selective inhibitors may be considered rarely, and…
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…
Poll: What Does Personalized Medicine Mean to You?
April 6, 2011
Much has been made of the potential of the genome, perhaps none of it more tantalizing than the concept of…
Phoenix Rising: Geriatrics & Palliative Care Sessions at SGIM
April 5, 2011
For those on the fence about whether to attend the 2011 Society for Internal Medicine Meeting in Phoenix, or for…
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…
Doctor Develops Cure for Burnout, Compassion Fatigue
April 1, 2011
In a breakthrough that could revolutionize medical practice, the University of Mumchester announced today that a new technique has been…
Management of COPD: Lets Just Pretend Older Patients Don’t Exist
March 28, 2011
We have previously discussed on GeriPal how the exclusion of older persons from research has left us clueless about how…
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…
American Geriatrics Society’s Palliative Care SIG
March 24, 2011
We need you input. The American Geriatrics Society’s (AGS) Annual Meeting in Washington, DC, is only about a month away…
Prognosis is Unimportant
March 22, 2011
I wanted to highlight a recent article in the NYTimes by Peter Bach entitled, “After a Diagnosis, Looking for a…