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da Vinci’s description of, here
dread of, here, here, here, here
as Fourth Age, here, here, here
gender imbalance of, here
history of, here, here
immune system in, here
social stance in, here
suffering and unhappiness in, here
advocacy, here
African Americans, here, here
age blindness, here
age-friendly health system, here
ageism, here, here, here, here, here, here, here
aging
benefits of, here, here, here
bias against, here (See also ageism)
biology and, here, here, here, here, here
vs. dying, here
evolution through stages of, here
history of ideas about, here, here, here, here, here
increased interest in topic of, here
nurture and, here
pathological, here, here, here, here, here, here
scientific strategies to affect, here, here
successful, here, here
aging-in-place homes, here
aging projects in companies, here
AIDS, here, here
airport security, here
Albert, here
alcoholism, here, here
Algizar, here
Allan, here
Allport, Gordon, here, here
Alzheimer, Alois, here
Alzheimer’s disease, here, here, here, here, here, here. See also dementia
American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine, here
American College of Physicians, here
American Medical Association, here
American Medical Group Management Association (AMGA), here
Americans with Disabilities Act, here
Angell, Roger, here, here, here, here
anti-aging products and therapies, here
antianxiety medications, here
antidepressants, here, here, here, here
anti-inflammatory drugs, here
antioxidant supplementation, here
anxiety, here, here, here, here
apologies, here, here
appendix, ruptured, here, here
Applewhite, Ashton, here
APS (Adult Protective Services), here, here
Arabia, here
Ariès, Philippe, here
Aristotle, here, here, here, here, here, here
arthritis, here, here, here, here
arthritis medications, here
Arturo, here
Asian Americans, here
aspirin, here, here
assisted dying laws, here, here
assisted living, here, here, here, here, here, here, here. See also old-age institutions
Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), here
assumptions, incorrect, here
As You Like It (Shakespeare), here
Athill, Diana, here, here, here, here
atrial fibrillation, here
attitude, here, here
Australia, here
Australian Medical Association, here
autism, blaming mothers for, here
autonomy, loss of, here, here
Avicenna, here
baby boomer blip, here
Babylon, here
Bacon, Francis, here
Bacon, Roger, here, here
Baldwin, James, here, here
Bayley, John, here
Beard, Mary, here
Beauvoir, Simone de, here, here, here
Beers Criteria, here
behavior and aging
exceptional seniors and, here, here, here
history of ideas about, here, here, here, here, here, here
psychosocial theories and, here
beloved, death of, here
Berger, John, here, here
beta-hydroxybutyricacid (BHB), here
Bezos, Jeff, here
bias
age blindness, here
against aging, here (See also ageism)
medicine and, here, here, here, here, here, here, here
Biohub, here
biology and aging, here, here, here, here, here
biopsychosocial model, here
bladder infections, here, here
blindness. See vision loss
blood infections, here
blood pressure, here, here, here, here, here
blood pressure medications, here, here, here
blood replacement, here
blood sodium levels, here
blood sugar levels, here, here, here
blood thinners, here, here, here
blue zones, here
bodies, aging, here, here, here
body as machine, here
body weight, here, here. See also obesity
brain tumors, here
breast cancer, here, here
Britain, here, here. See also England; United Kingdom
Brown, Molly McCully, here
Brown-Séquard, Charles-Édouard, here
Brummel-Smith, Ken, here
burden, here
burnout, physician, here, here, here, here, here, here
Butler, Robert, here, here
Byrne, Steve, here
Byron, here
Calderon, Maria, here
caloric restriction, here, here
cancer. See also chemotherapy; radiation treatment
age differences in, here
breast, here, here
colon, here
dementia and, here, here, here
esophageal, here
home care and, here
lung, here
old age compared to, here
pain and, here
progression of, here
treatment for, here, here, here, here
The Canon of Medicine (Avicenna), here
capacity, here
care coordination, here, here, here
caregiving
difficulty of, here, here, here, here, here, here, here
distance and, here
low wages for, here, here, here
meaningfulness of, here
physicians and support for, here, here, here
RAISE Act, here
by robots, here
by undocumented workers, here
“The Care of the Patient ” (Peabody), here
care paradigm, here
care vs. treatment, here
caring for patients, here, here
Carl, here
case-based learning sessions, here
Cathy, here
Cavaglieri, Cookie, here
Cavaglieri, Frank, here
Centers for Disease Control (CDC), here, here, here, here
Centuries of Childhood (Ariès), here
cerebral palsy, here
Chad, here
Chan, Priscilla, here
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, here
Charcot, Jean-Martin, here
chemotherapy, here, here, here, here, here, here
Cher, here
chest tube insertion, here
child development, here, here, here
childhood, here, here, here
childhood memories. See memories, childhood
child labor laws, here
child-resistant bottles, here
China, ancient, here
Chinese writers, here
Christianity, here, here, here, here
chronic diseases, here, here, here, here, here, here
Cicero, here, here
Clark, Margaret, here
clinical pathways, here
clothing and fashion, here
Cochrane Library Database, here
coding, here
cognitive impairment, here, here, here, here, here, here. See also dementia
Cole, Teju, here
Cole, Thomas, here
college experiences, here
colon can
cer, here
colonoscopy, here, here
The Coming of Age (Beauvoir), here
commencement speech, here
communication
dementia and, here, here, here
with families of geriatric patients, here, here, here, here
primary care and, here
value of, here
companies, aging projects in, here
compassion, here
competence, here
complaining, here, here
compression of morbidity, here, here
Condorcet, Marquis de, here
confusion. See also delirium; dementia
as condition worse than death, here
feeding tubes and, here
hospitalization and, here
medications and, here, here
paramedics and, here
urinary tract infections and, here
conscience, here
constipation, here, here
Consumer Product Safety Commission, here
contractures, here
Cornaro, Luigi, here
courage, here
The Cure of Old Age and the Preservation of Youth (Bacon), here
cures, late effects of, here
Dalai Lama, here
dating, here
daughters, here
da Vinci, Leonardo, here
Davis, Lydia, here
death
acceptance of, here
aging vs., here
of a beloved, here
CDC top ten causes of, here
comfort with, here
conditions identified as worse than, here
language of, here
medical education and, here
medicalization of, here, here
neglect of old age preceding, here
polypharmacy and, here
stress and risk of, here
in traditional societies, here
Deborah, here
DeGeneres, Ellen, here
deinstitutionalization, here
Delany, Sadie, and sister Bessie, here
delirium
definition in medicine, here
emergency departments and, here
hip fracture surgeries and, here, here
hospitalization and, here, here
medical education and, here
medications and, here
paramedics and, here
Dell School of Medicine, here
dementia
Alzheimer’s disease, here, here, here, here, here, here
American approach to old age and, here
assumptions of, here
author as expert on, here
CDC top ten causes of death and, here
communication and, here, here, here, here
delirium and, here
diabetes and, here
early research on, here
families and, here, here, here
feeding tubes and, here
hearing loss and, here
housecalls and, here
informed consent and, here
institutions for people with, here
medical education and, here
medications and, here, here, here
misunderstandings about, here
post-hospitalization, here
progression of, here
quality of life and, here, here
robot caregivers and, here
science of, vs. patient care, here
screening for, here
types of, here
De Niro, Robert, here
Denver Health, here
Department of Health and Human Services, here
depersonalization, here
depression, here, here, here, here, here, here
Descartes, René, here
De sedibus, et causis morborum (Morgagni), here
de Senectute (Cicero), here
design, elder-friendly, here
DHEA, here
diabetes, here, here, here
dialysis, here, here
diapers, here
Dickens, Charles, here
Didion, Joan, here, here
diet, here, here, here, here, here, here, here
differential diagnosis, here, here, here
difficult patients and families, here, here, here, here, here, here
disability, living with, here
discharge planning, here, here
Discorsi della vita sobria (Cornaro), here
Discourse of the Preservation of the Sight; of Melancholic Diseases; of Rheumes and of Old Age (Laurens), here
disease eradication, here
disillusionment, here
Diski, Jenny, here
dizziness, here
doctor-patient relationship, here, here
dogs and 50% rule, here
Do Not Resuscitate (DNR), here
Dot, here, here
“The Double Standard of Aging” (Sontag), here
Dovey, Ceridwen, here
driving, giving up, here
drusen, here
dual eligibility, here
Economist, here
Edward and Carmen, here
Egypt, ancient, here, here
Einstein, Albert, here, here, here
elder-friendly design, here
elder-friendly hospitals, here, here
elderhood. See also advanced old age; aging; old age; old-old and oldest old people; young-old people
geriatrics and, here
life cycle, revised version of, and, here
reclamation of, here
as third act, here, here, here
elder neglect and abuse, here, here, here
elder vs. old, here
electronic medical records (EMRs)
doctor-patient relationship and, here, here, here
limitations to using, here, here, here, here, here
physician burnout and, here
physician work schedules and, here, here
surprises in, here
vision difficulties and, here, here
Elegy for Iris (Bayley), here
Elenoa, here
Elizabeth, Queen, here, here
Emanuel, Zeke, here
emergency rooms, here, here
Emile and Lilly, and daughter Karen, here, here
emotional exhaustion, here
empathy, here, here, here
EMRs. See electronic medical records (EMRs)
encore careers, here
end-of-life care, here, here, here, here. See also hospice care; palliative care
end-of-life wishes and planning
advance directives, here, here
importance of establishing, here, here, here
reluctance to follow, here, here
speaking to patients and families about, here, here, here
energy efficiency, here
England, here, here, here, here. See also Britain; United Kingdom
Ernaux, Annie, here, here
erosion of doctor-patient relationship, here
esophageal cancer, here
Estes, Carroll, here
Esther, here
eugeria, here
eukaryotes, here
Europe
childhood as life stage and, here
history of medicine and ideas about aging in, here, here, here, here
history of old-age institutions in, here
medical and social care combined in, here
Middle Ages and Renaissance in, here
social companion robot designed in, here
well-being in, here
Eva, here
evolutionary theories, here
evolution through stages of aging, here
exceptional seniors, here, here, here, here, here
exercise
apps for, here
attitude and, here
dementia and, here
elderly widows in the past and, here
fit
ness in old age and, here, here, here
ketogenesis and, here
lack of access to, here
expressions used to talk about aging, here
faces, here, here
Fadiman, Anne, here
Fadiman, Clifton, here
Fall in Eden, here, here
falls
in assisted living facilities, here
dementia and, here
hospitalization following, here
medical education and, here
medications and, here, here
Parkinson’s disease and, here
research and, here
social isolation and, here
strokes compared to, here
thinning bones and, here
urinary tract infections and, here
families of geriatric patients
blame for bad outcomes and, here, here
communicating and working with, here, here, here, here, here
dementia and, here, here, here
digital technology and, here, here, here
distance and, here
end-of-life care and, here, here
family medicine, here
The Faraway Nearby (Solnit), here
Farber, Sidney, here
Farmer, Paul, here
fear, here
feeding tubes, here, here, here
Five Flights Up (film), here
flu vaccines, here
Fonda, Jane, here
forgetfulness, here. See also dementia
A Fortunate Man (Berger), here
4:44 (Jay-Z), here
Fourth Age, here, here, here. See also advanced old age
Fox Gordon, Emily, here
fragmented care, here
France, here, here, here, here, here
Frankel, Mark, here
freedom in aging, here
Freeman, Morgan, here
Freudenberger, Herbert J., here
Fried, Linda, here
frontotemporal dementia, here
function and environment, here
Gabow, Patricia, here
Galen and Galenic tradition, here, here, here, here
Gallagher, Betty, here
Gallup World Poll, here
Gates Foundation, here
Gawande, Atul, here
gay males, here, here. See also LGBT health; LGBTQ elders
gender and longevity, here, here
genetics, here, here, here, here
George, and wife Bessie, here, here
Georgia, here
geriatric medicine and geriatricians
ACE units, here, here
aim and goal of, here
dementia and, here
elder-friendly design and, here, here
elderhood and, here
gaps in, here
geriatrics as term, here, here
history of, here, here, here, here
lessons in, here
lower status of, as specialty, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here
medical education and, here, here
on-call duty and, here, here
oncology and, here
pediatrics compared to, here, here, here
struggles in, here
Third and Fourth Ages and, here
values and, here
as vocation, here, here, here, here