Many of America's seniors have overstuffed pillboxes—which may be doing them harm along with good. A Wall Street Journal ...

The top-ranked SSM Health/Saint Louis University School of Medicine geriatric medicine fellowship (subspecialty residency) program provides comprehensive exposure to the full range of practice ...

More than 40% of U.S. adults 65 and older now take at least five prescription drugs daily, a practice known as polypharmacy.

The Geriatric Psychiatry Clinic provides subspecialty outpatient services for adults ages 60 and older with mental health concerns and/or dementia. The mission of our clinic is to increase access to ...

"Five minutes is enough to begin—truly," insists one doctor, to help you "remain engaged in the activities that give your ...

Our physicians, geriatric nurse practitioner and social workers offer a variety of clinical services to older patients, including comprehensive geriatric assessment; in-hospital consultation; ...

A pharmacist-led collaborative medication management service reduced problems associated with polypharmacy in older adults with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Older adults with chronic kidney disease ...

The shortcomings of geriatric care were first brought to light in the 1970s and 1980s by Robert Butler, MD, who noticed gaps in his education when caring for older adults, the complex needs of this ...

Purpose: Types of medication misunderstanding among community-dwelling elderly people were studied. Methods: Community-dwelling people who were at least 65 years of age and who volunteered to ...

Welcome to the Division of Gerontology, Geriatrics, and Palliative Care at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). Our Division has pioneered care for older adults and patients with serious ...

Close-up shot of pharmacist's or doctors hand giving a bottle of pills to senior male customer or patient at the drugstore. If you are 65 or older, you probably take at least one prescription drug, ...

Between 2010 and 2020, the number of Americans over the age of 65 grew faster than it had in more than 100 years. The American population is older than it’s ever been, with more than 55 million people ...