geriatrics

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“As people get older, they need more sleep rather than less,” said Dr. Alison Moore, a professor of medicine and the chief of geriatrics, gerontology and palliative care at the University of California, San Diego.

From Seattle Times

Beyond that, Butler brings a fresh and welcome perspective to a Senate heavily populated with geriatrics and the well-to-do.

From Los Angeles Times

Such testing is not readily at hand because of the paucity of effective treatment for Alzheimer’s, which has helped to make geriatrics a relatively unappealing specialty.

From Seattle Times

Remember “Cocoon,” Ron Howard’s 1985 drama of lovable geriatrics and benevolent aliens?

From Washington Post

Raya Elfadel Kheirbek is a professor of medicine at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and chief of the division of palliative medicine and geriatrics at the University of Maryland Medical Center.

From Washington Post