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Jerry Gurwitz Discusses How Older Adults Can Receive Proper Care in Recent Conversation Publication

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (147+ words) Jerry Gurwitz Discusses How Older Adults Can Receive Proper Care in Recent Conversation Publication" In a recent article published in The Conversation, author Jerry H. Gurwitz, MD, the'Dr. John Meyers Professor of Primary Care Medicine, and professor of medicine in the…...

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There aren’t enough geriatricians—here’s how older adults can still get the right care

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (563+ words) By Jerry H. Gurwitz, MD83, for The Conversation More than 70 million baby boomers " those born between 1946 and 1964 " are alive today. In 2026, the oldest of them are turning 80. With longer lives often comes more complicated health needs: multiple chronic conditions, long lists of…...