Early Diagnosis of Alzheimer’s Disease: An Idea Not Ready for Prime Time
Generally, Alzheimer’s disease is diagnosed only after patients have progressed to major levels of cognitive impairment that results in substantial…
Sorry, no podcast this week. Rather, we are asking a favor of you. It’s been several years since we did…
Generally, Alzheimer’s disease is diagnosed only after patients have progressed to major levels of cognitive impairment that results in substantial…
Free i-pod/i-pad/i-phone App from the American Geriatrics Society is available now for download. This App is based on Doorway Thoughts:…
by: Bree Johnston For the past two months (started July 2010) I have been in Scotland working in variousgeriatrics and…
Thanks to Wikimedia commons for picture, A puffer fish kissing the glass. No intentional relationship to the post, Just loved…
What happens when you randomly assign medical students to either a mandatory two week rotation in specialized geriatric training or…
The US Preventive Services Task Force is soliciting nominations for clinical preventive health topics. Nominations can be submitted by individuals…
I have been in Scotland since the beginning of July observing their health care system and working in a variety…
by: Robert Killeen MD Task Force Medicine; 3 Issues of Palliative Care In naval terms a “task force” is a…
Today is Medicare’s 45th birthday. Despite its faults and limitations, without Medicare coverage, much of what we do in the…
Check out this new Huffington Post piece by Aaron Carroll, inspired by Gawande’s Neworker article “Letting Go.” Carroll and Gawande’s articles…