Readers Endorse Doctor Migration and Shun ‘Elderspeak’

Readers Endorse Doctor Migration and Shun ‘Elderspeak’

Letters to the Editor is a periodic feature. We welcome all comments and will publish a selection. We edit for length and clarity and require full names. A podcast producer and director emeritus of WOUB Public Media zeroed in on our article about restless doctors,...
As Cannabis Users Age, Health Risks Appear To Grow

As Cannabis Users Age, Health Risks Appear To Grow

Benjamin Han, a geriatrician and addiction medicine specialist at the University of California-San Diego, tells his students a cautionary tale about a 76-year-old patient who, like many older people, struggled with insomnia. This story also ran on The New York Times....
A Ministroke Can Have Major Consequences

A Ministroke Can Have Major Consequences

Kristin Kramer woke up early on a Tuesday morning 10 years ago because one of her dogs needed to go out. Then, a couple of odd things happened. This story also ran on The New York Times. It can be republished for free. About “The New Old Age” “The New Old Age” is...