@doc4aged

Physician specializing in Geriatric Medicine and Palliative Medicine.

 Charlotte, NC
Joined June 2009
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How Much Alcohol Does It Take to Raise Your Cancer Risk? (Published 2025)

The surgeon general cautioned the public on Friday that even light or moderate drinking is harmful.

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The Most Important Conversation to Have Before You Die (Published 2024)

Talking about your advance care directive with your loved ones will make life — and death — easier later on.

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Three Medical Practices That Older Patients Should Question (Published 2024)

Some treatments and procedures become routine despite lacking strong evidence to show that they’re beneficial. Recent studies have called a few into question.

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Older Adults Do Not Benefit From Moderate Drinking, Large Study Finds nytimes.com/2024/08/12/healt…

Older Adults Do Not Benefit From Moderate Drinking, Large Study Finds (Published 2024)

Virtually any amount increased the risk for cancer, and there were no heart benefits, the researchers reported.

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Doctors Saved Her Life. She Didn’t Want Them To. (Published 2024)

When her “do not resuscitate” order was ignored, Marie Cooper found herself in a painful situation she had hoped to avoid.

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Alzheimer’s Takes a Financial Toll Long Before Diagnosis, Study Finds (Published 2024)

New research shows that people who develop dementia often begin falling behind on bills years earlier.

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The Implications of the Public’s Preexisting Condition—Amnesia jamanetwork.com/journals/jam…

The Implications of the Public’s Preexisting Condition—Amnesia

This JAMA Forum discusses how the Affordable Care Act (ACA) ended the denial of coverage to people with preexisting conditions and the potential ramifications if the ACA is repealed or replaced in...

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Why older adults drinking more poses problems, according to experts | CNN

Drinking affects people differently as they age. And the health risks of alcohol in the older population are large, experts say.

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‘I Wish I Had Known That No One Was Going to Help Me’ nytimes.com/2023/11/14/healt…

‘I Wish I Had Known That No One Was Going to Help Me’ (Published 2023)

Adult children discuss the trials of caring for their aging parents: unreliable agencies, a lack of help and dwindling financial resources.

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Medicare Enrollment Guide: 2024 Edition nytimes.com/explain/2022/med… Good summary when many beneficiaries are considering options durnig open enrollment. There is no free lunch and there are pros and cons.

Medicare or Medicare Advantage? A Guide for 2025 (Published 2022)

Open enrollment for Medicare plans began on Oct. 15 and ends on Dec. 7. Here’s what older Americans need to know about the key differences when shopping for health insurance.

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Primary Care Pracitioner Perspectives on the Role of Primary Care in Dementia Diagnosis and Care jamanetwork.com/journals/jam…
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"Impediments included short appointment times, lack of reimbursement and funding, and lack of staff support and resources that constrained their comfort, morale, and ability to provide comprehensive dementia care."
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"Some believed that systemic change, including making dementia care a priority and bolstering institutional support for primary care, would be needed to realize their values in dementia care."
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Alzheimer's Association: The Walk to End Alzheimer's act.alz.org/site/TR?fr_id=16…
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How Nursing Homes Failed to Protect Residents From Covid (Published 2023)

A series of hurdles prevented the facilities from shielding older people, despite the best efforts of staff. Experts are calling for reforms before the next virus arrives.

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Three Shots for Fall: What You Need to Know

The C.D.C. has approved the next round of Covid shots. Here’s what we know about who should get them, as well as the flu and R.S.V. vaccines, and when.

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via @NYTimes good news for older adults who can suffer a lot from RSV infections, but I worry about “vaccine fatigue” in the general public. nytimes.com/2023/03/01/healt…

F.D.A. Panel Recommends 2 R.S.V. Vaccines for Older Adults (Published 2023)

The shots, if approved by the agency, would be the first vaccines publicly available against a respiratory virus that kills thousands a year. Some advisers did cite a small but identifiable health...

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F.D.A. Approves New Treatment for Early Alzheimer’s nytimes.com/2023/01/06/healt…

F.D.A. Approves New Treatment for Early Alzheimer’s (Published 2023)

The drug, Leqembi, may modestly slow cognitive decline in early stages of the disease but carries some safety risks. Still, data suggests it is more promising than the small number of other available...

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Check out this job from Atrium Health linkedin.com/jobs/view/32801… Faculty Geriatrician opening in Charlotte, NC. Joint a great team of educators!
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