Consumer Reports has no relationship with any advertisers on this website. The population of older Americans is exploding, but there’s a shortage of the very doctors trained specifically to treat them ...

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

Jerry Gurwitz was one of the first doctors to receive the designation as a geriatrician. He’s now the chief of geriatric medicine at the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School. Recently, he ...

What can you tell me about geriatrics doctors? My father, who’s 82, takes eight different prescription drugs for different health issues but hasn’t been feeling himself lately. I’m wondering if he ...

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 ...

Gene Dorio, an old-school doctor who makes house calls in Santa Clarita, drives a 1990 Volvo with 362,000 miles on the clock and duct tape holding things together. His patients have a lot of miles on ...

The geriatrics specialty was unable to attract enough future doctors to its fellowship programs this year even as more students graduate medical school and the demand for geriatricians grows with the ...

This article appears in print in the April 2020 issue as part of the Top Doctors cover story. Click here to subscribe. These specialists diagnose and treat conditions that occur in older adults, ...

TAMPA | Dr. Inna Sheyner cupped her hand to speak into the ear of her 91-year-old patient, pledging loudly to answer all his questions about his constellation of problems, from heart failure to ...

Doctors specializing in geriatric medicine warned Tuesday that their ranks are dwindling even though the older population will double by 2030. Two groups - the American Geriatrics Society and the ...