What exactly is a geriatrician? I’m 70 years old—should I be seeing one?
A geriatrician is a primary care physician—typically a family physician or internist—whose practice is dedicated to older patients, often those who are at least 65 years old. But there’s no set age for seein...
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When visiting a relative in the hospital recently, I saw a board on the wall that listed a “hospitalist” on duty.…
What do physiatrists do? What kind of training and certification do they have? A physiatrist—or physical…
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