Results for Geriatric Medicine

Tahir Qayum, MD, talks about his work as an internal medicine physician with St. Anthony's Internal & Geriatric Medicine.

Like our fellow ABIM Specialty Boards, the Geriatric Medicine Board is responsible for the broad definition of our specialty across Certification and

INCIDENCE OF HEARING LOSS
Millions and millions of Americans have hearing loss. Estimates range from 36 – 40 million Americans have some degree of hearing loss
The National Institute of Health reports that the percentage of adults with a disabling hearing loss increases with age:
2 percent of adults aged 45 to 54 have disabling hearing loss.
5 percent of adults aged 55 to 64 have disabling hearing loss.
25 percent of those aged 65 to 74 have disabling hearing loss.
50 percent…

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You can’t see high blood pressure, also called hypertension. And most of the time, you can’t feel it. But if you’re among the 78 million Americans with hypertension or are one of the 70 million with prehypertension (higher-than-healthy blood pressure levels), it’s important to understand its effects on your health—and to take action today to bring your numbers down to healthier levels
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An expert in geriatric medicine calls for a more mindful and measured strategy that takes into consideration the physical and emotional needs and values of patients who are in their last years of life.

A new study finds that toe-tapping, foot-wagging and other body movements help keep your blood flowing.

On the anniversary of the launch of the Precision Medicine Initiative, the President participates in a panel discussion with PMI stakeholders.

Our health-care system won’t be fixed by insurance reform. To contain costs and improve results, we need to move aggressively to adopt the tools of information-age medicine.

With drug prices climbing, you may be tempted to keep unused pills and cough syrups past their expiration date. Don't do it, pharmacists warn. And get all medicine out of the bathroom cabinet now.

Injuries and aging joints are a part of life, but that doesn’t mean you can’t do anything about it. Virginia Mason Orthopedics and Sports Medicine are here to help you get out of pain and back into your active, everyday lifestyle.

The Coalition for Quality in Geriatric Surgery Project will develop and implement a Geriatric Surgery Verification and Quality Improvement Program.

On behalf of the Department of Medical Education and the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, we wish all of our students the best of luck in their future endeavors. Congratulations on your accomplishments and on completing this momentous milestone
Please watch the ceremonies live on May 12, 2017:
MD, PhD, and Dual Degree Commencement
10 am – 12:30 pm
2:30 – 4 pm
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What is integrative medicine
Intermountain Healthcare is a Utah-based, not-for-profit system of 22 hospitals, a Medical Group with more than 1,600 physicians and advanced practice clinicians at about 180 clinics, a health plans division called SelectHealth, and other health services. Helping people live the healthiest lives possible, Intermountain is widely recognized as a leader in clinical quality improvement and in efficient healthcare delivery.

With apps powered by Apple’s new ResearchKit, you can easily participate in the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai's Asthma Mobile Health study.

Stress is something which everyone must have experienced at some point or the other in life. While some may feel stress at some points in life, others may feel

The Society of Behavioral Medicine (SBM) combines nursing, psychology, medicine and public health in an interdisciplinary forum to prom…

Fifteen years after scientists sequenced the human genome, a more customized approach to medicine is finally gaining traction.