Geriatric medicine is a critically important specialty in a world in which population aging is already a demographic reality in many countries and a future certainty in others. Past and anticipated ...

If you want to know what’s wrong with the way we provide healthcare to older adults, look no further than a patient I’ll call “Mrs. J.” She’s 75 years old and lives with her son and his extended ...

Understanding the needs of older adults and geriatric medicine could be of real importance as the world's population shifts and the issue impacts more people. Elderly is an age descriptor used to ...

Between 2010 and 2020, the number of Americans over the age of 65 grew faster than it had in more than 100 years. The American population is older than it’s ever been, with more than 55 million people ...

Welcome to the Section of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine. Our team of health professionals provides compassionate primary and consultative care to older adults and ...