At 5 p.m., the clinic closes. The appointment schedule ends, routine messages move into the next business day’s queue, and results that arrive later may wait for review. Patients are directed to an after-hours
Every summer, a new class of medical students puts on a short white coat for the first time and walks onto a hospital floor. Elsewhere, third-year students begin their first clinical clerkships, and new
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Dr. Peggy Latare gave a talk at an ACN event earlier this year about gaining weight as we age. I’ve had many opportunities to reflect on her comments given my cousin’s preoccupation with her weight loss programs. My
Dear Friends, My friend Mary always thought she had time. At 67, she was active, independent, and still traveling a few times a year. Long-term care insurance had come up in conversation more than once—usually
Are persistent thoughts about food disrupting your life? Maybe you're already thinking about what you'll have for dinner before you've even finished breakfast, or can't tune out the siren song of that ice cream
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Let the doctors of Harvard Medical School reveal everything you should know before saying yes (or no) to cataract surgery. An essential eye-opening report for older adults. Cataracts are a very
Dear Friends,I’m wearing a watch; something I haven’t worn in 40 years! I stopped wearing a watch years ago when I learned that people who have had heart attacks were less likely to have another
