You may have a primary care physician (PCP) you trust and rely on to keep you healthy and refer you to specialists as your medical needs change. But as you get older you may also wonder whether it’s ...

Geriatricians are regular doctors who have additional training in treating older adults, especially those ages 65 years and up, who often have complex medical issues. They focus on keeping you ...

Dear Savvy Senior: My husband and I are moving closer to our daughter and will need to find a new primary care physician. We are both in our late 70s and are interested in getting a geriatrician to ...

Dear Doctors: What is a geriatrician, and how do you know if you need one? My mom is 78 and is starting to be frail. She feels like her regular doctor doesn’t listen to her and rushes through her ...

A geriatrician has expert training in the medical care of older adults, whose physiology, function and what matters to them is not the same as with middle-aged adults. This is an important question to ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- As people age, they often need more medical care and they often need specialists. However, there's one specialist that not enough senior citizens see - a geriatrician. Just as ...

Q. I am concerned about my father who is 83 years old. He is sometimes forgetful and confused, unsteady on his feet, sleeps a lot and periodically is withdrawn. Add to that he doesn’t like doctors.

At what age should you see a geriatrician? The easy answer is, there’s no easy answer. Merriam-Webster defines a geriatrician as a specialist in geriatrics, which in turn is defined as a branch of ...

NEW YORK — Checking in at the front desk of the geriatric clinic, I suddenly felt I had made a ghastly mistake. At 68, I was the only one in the waiting room not accompanied by a caregiver — and one ...

Geriatricians – doctors trained to treat older adults – are a scarce commodity across the country and in Colorado. The state has about a million residents aged 65 and older and, according to the most ...

With the new year approaching, many of us want to live healthier, longer lives. To learn how, I spoke with Bradley Willcox, geriatrician and director of research at the Department of Geriatric ...

A geriatrician is a primary care doctor who specializes in treating older adults. They may provide integrative care, diagnose a variety of conditions, and help you maintain a high quality of life.