There aren’t enough geriatricians – here’s how older adults can still get the right care
- Written by Jerry Gurwitz, Professor of Geriatrics, UMass Chan Medical School
Geriatricians are trained to look beyond individual illnesses that older adults may face, and instead to look at the bigger picture of aging.MoMo Productions/DigitalVision via Getty ImagesMore than 70 million baby boomers – those born between 1946 and 1964 – are alive today. In 2026, the oldest of them are turning 80.
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