Dear Doctors: What is a geriatrician, and how do you know if you need one? My mom is 78 and is starting to be frail. She feels like her regular doctor doesn’t listen to her and rushes through her ...

"Five minutes is enough to begin—truly," insists one doctor, to help you "remain engaged in the activities that give [your life] meaning" into old age.

Jerry Gurwitz was one of the first doctors to receive the designation as a geriatrician. He’s now the chief of geriatric medicine at the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School. Recently, he ...

Pat Early, 66, has lived with the autoimmune disease Sjogren’s syndrome since her 30s. She must rely on a stable of specialists — a rheumatologist, gastroenterologist, endocrinologist, ophthalmologist ...

This article appears in print in the April 2020 issue as part of the Top Doctors cover story. Click here to subscribe. These specialists diagnose and treat conditions that occur in older adults, ...

Q What is a geriatrician, and how do you know if you need one? My mom is 78 and is starting to be frail. She feels like her regular doctor doesn’t listen to her and rushes through her appointments. I ...