Q: What is a geriatrician, and how do you know if you need one? My mom is 78 and is starting to be frail. She feels like her regular doctor doesn’t listen to her and rushes through her appointments. I ...

Doctors and nurse practitioners trained in geriatrics specialize in doing exactly that. As a geriatrician for nearly four ...

A senior man of African descent is indoors in a hospital room. He is watching his female doctor using a tablet computer. She is explaining a medication schedule to him. Today in the U.S. there are ...

As immunotherapy reshaped cancer care, geriatric oncology shifted toward personalized, geriatric assessment-guided treatment that prioritizes function, safety, and what matters most to older adults.

Geriatricians – doctors trained to treat older adults – are a scarce commodity across the country and in Colorado. The state has about a million residents aged 65 and older and, according to the most ...

Hawaii has the longest life expectancy in the United States — a point of pride that physicians say is also creating an urgent challenge. As the state’s population ages faster than the national average ...

Dear Doctors: What is a geriatrician, and how do you know if you need one? My mom is 78 and is starting to be frail. She feels like her regular doctor doesn’t listen to her and rushes through her ...