Tag Archives: geriatrics
Life Expectancy, Medicare, and Preventable Death
Written by Neil Kurtzman | 21st February 2009I’ve recently read several articles dealing with the aging of our population. They all said that retired people have to confront the problem of a longer life expectancy. They have to husband their resources to last longer than did previous generations You’ve probably seen similar material. Everybody believes that old people are living a lot…
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Who Should Die?
Written by Neil Kurtzman | 7th May 2008A recent report considers how physicians should triage patients in the event of a sudden catastrophe that overwhelms the medical system. “The suggested list was compiled by a task force whose members come from prestigious universities, medical groups, the military, and government agencies. They include the Department of Homeland Security, the Centers for Disease Control…
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