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Nurse Practitioners Critical in Treating Older Adults as Ranks of Geriatricians Shrink

On Fridays, Stephanie Johnson has a busy schedule, driving her navy-blue Jeep from one patient’s home to the next, seeing eight in all. Pregnant...

Too Old to Live? The Scourge of Ageism in Medicine Cannot Be Denied

Insidious, calculated disregard for our older patients is not acceptable, and it should be called out for what it is — ageism in all its ugliness.

The Role Health PLAYED in the Election

This is not a “health care election,” except, of course, for the impact abortion will have on voting and turnout, whatever the outcome on November 5. But health care has played a role in the campaign and the election in the following significant ways.

War Leaves a Tormenting Stain on Children’s Minds and Forges Life Changes?

Air raid sirens are not a normal part of childhood, and this frightening sound will always remain with any child in a war zone....