Thirty-five years ago, Jerry Gurwitz was among the first physicians in the United States to be credentialed as a geriatrician — a doctor who specializes in the care of older adults. "I understood the ...

Twenty-five years ago, there were about 35 million Americans age 65 or older and about 10,000 board certified specialists in geriatric medicine to care for them. Today, there about 60 million older ...

(This is Part 2 of a two-part series forecasting life for older adults after Covid-19. Part 1 focused on what housing is likely to look like for the oldest Americans. Part 2 looks at the future of ...

ATLANTA — The U.S. is currently facing a shortage of physicians who specialize in a unique and complex population. They are called geriatricians. Geriatricians are physician experts in caring for and ...

The geriatrics specialty was unable to attract enough future doctors to its fellowship programs this year even as more students graduate medical school and the demand for geriatricians grows with the ...