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Annals of Medicine: The Way We Age Now | Atul Gawande, MD
Medicine has increased the ranks of the elderly. Can it make old age any easier? The job of any doctor, Bludau later told me, is to support quality of life, by which he meant two things: as much freedom from the ravages of disease as possible, and the retention of enough function for active engagement in the world. Most doctors treat disease, and figure that the rest will take care of itself. And if it doesn’t—if a patient is becoming infirm and heading toward a nursing home—well, that isn’t really a medical problem, is it?
As Babyboomers Approach 65, Doctors Flee | Cuts in Medicare Payments Force Cuts in Doctors Who'll See Medicare Patients
At a time when baby boomers are approaching the age of 65, some physicians attuned to this economic reality have simply stopped accepting Medicare patients.
Elder-Care Costs Deplete Savings of a Generation - New York Times
To care for her ailing 97-year-old father over the past three years, Elizabeth Rodriguez, a vice president at the Federal Reserve Bank in New York, has borrowed against her 401(k) retirement plan, sold her house on Staten Island and depleted nearly 20 years of savings.
For the Elderly, Being Heard About Life's End | NYTimes
Edie Gieg, 85, strides ahead of people half her age and plays a fast-paced game of tennis. But when it comes to health care, she is a champion of ''slow medicine,'' an approach that encourages less aggressive -- and less costly -- care at the end of life.
Helping Loved Ones as They Age | NYTimes
As baby boomers and their parents grow older, more families must grapple with the medical, financial and legal questions that often accompany caregiving. As part of the Times Talks series of moderated discussions, experts on various aspects of eldercare shared insights into the best ways to meet these challenges. Below are excerpts of the discussion, which was moderated by New York Times reporter Jane Gross.
Fix a Health Problem or Live With It?
New York Times article on the dilemma of deciding whether to follow guidelines and take recommended medications despite debilitating side effects...or live with a disease...especially when you're nearing 90.
Parents in Financial Crisis |:| When Money Trouble Trickles Down
For Marcy Tannenbaum-Fox's 83-year-old mother’s retirement savings had taken a 25 percent haircut in the market collapse. It didn’t take long to deduce that Marcy, 54, would need to tell her son he couldn't go to college so she could pay for her mom’s home health aide, just one element of the $80,000 or so in annual expenses her mother requires.
Over-the-Counter Supplement Appears Effective in Treatment of Midlife-Onset Depression
DHEA may be an effective treatment of midlife-onset minor and major depression, according to a study in the February issue of The Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. DHEA (dehydroepiandrosterone), an adrenal androgen and neu
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