This Geriatrics Training Program Escaped the Ax. For Now.

This Geriatrics Training Program Escaped the Ax. For Now.

In St. Louis, a team of students aboard a well-equipped van visits senior centers, a nursing home, a church, and other sites, learning to conduct comprehensive, hourlong geriatric assessments. This story also ran on The New York Times. It can be republished for free....
Why Are More Older People Dying After Falls?

Why Are More Older People Dying After Falls?

For a while, walking the dog felt hazardous. This story also ran on The New York Times. It can be republished for free. Earl Vickers was accustomed to taking Molly, his shepherd-boxer-something-else mix, for strolls on the beach or around his neighborhood in Seaside,...
When I Go, I’m Going Green

When I Go, I’m Going Green

Our annual family vacation on Cape Cod included all the familiar summer pleasures: climbing dunes, walking beaches, spotting seals, eating oysters, reading books we had intended to get to all year. This story also ran on The New York Times. It can be republished for...