You don’t know what you’ve got ’til it’s gone — and when it comes to aging, that old saying can hit hard enough to break a ...

Find the best hospitals for geriatric and memory care near you. Scores for treatment of older patients with Alzheimer's ...

Homeostasis of fluid balance is an important prerequisite for healthy aging. The high prevalence of disturbances of fluid balance among older adult patients has triggered clinical research on age- and ...

Thirty-five years ago, Jerry Gurwitz was among the first physicians in the United States to be credentialed as a geriatrician — a doctor who specializes in the care of older adults. “I understood the ...

At a certain stage in life, we become familiar with the concept of "geriatrics." This typically happens when an elderly family member suffers from medical issues that require special treatment, and ...

If you want to know what’s wrong with the way we provide healthcare to older adults, look no further than a patient I’ll call “Mrs. J.” She’s 75 years old and lives with her son and his extended ...

Experts' discussions and recommendations addressing the interface between cancer and heart disease were published this month in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society summarizing sessions from ...

With over 140 million people aged 60 and above, and projections suggesting this number will almost double by 2050, we are facing a quiet, yet important demographic shift. Despite this, our medical ...

Founded in summer 2025, SHM’s Geriatrics Special Interest Group brings hospitalists together to advance age-friendly care for ...

We firmly believe these proposed measures will help build a better, safer, more age-friendly environment for geriatric patients and will help patients and caregivers know where to get good care that ...