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 ...

The number of older adults is growing. But the number of geriatricians has fallen and other physicians have less training in ...

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 ...

My husband and I are relocating to a nearby state to be closer to our daughter and will need to find a new primary care physician when we arrive. We are both in our late 70s and are interested in ...

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 ...

Dear Dr. Roach: My husband is 77, and I am 68. Our health deteriorated during the pandemic. When should we switch to a gerontologist for our general care? — A.M.P. Dear A.M.P.: Nearly all adult ...

The number of geriatric clinicians has risen in recent years, but not enough to match the demand caused by the aging US population, according to a new report from the United Health Foundation of ...

As Americans live longer, there's a dire need to create an age-friendly health care system. But right now, there aren't enough doctors specializing in geriatrics to care for older adults. In CBS News ...