 Tuesday, July 7, 2026 | | |
| | | | | BY MEG WINGERTER Over the past 75 years, Americans added about a decade to their life expectancy, and those who make it to 65 can expect another 19 years, on average. That means a lot more people are able to keep working, volunteering and offering guidance to younger generations, whether it's solicited or not. But as people live longer, their health needs tend to become increasingly complicated, requiring a mindset shift for their providers. Unfortunately, not many young doctors have shown interest in pursuing geriatrics, with most states filling no more than half of their training slots. I talked to a leader of the geriatrics fellowship at CU Anschutz about why recruiting is so difficult, and to one aspiring specialist who discovered she loved caring for older people while training in a nursing home early in the pandemic. Check it out! | | | | Geriatric medicine fellowships in other states have also struggled to find doctors interested in the field, according to the data analytics company Trilliant Health. | | | | | States could ban misoprostol, the FDA doesn’t typically regulate how a drug is used off-label. | | | | | Between April and June, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services sent warning letters to 519 hospitals nationwide about problems it had spotted with their files and tools. | | | | | “We recognized there were members of our community who were struggling to access appropriate services,” said Brandon Daruna, CEO of Eagle County Paramedic Services. | | | | | In 2025, 40% of nursing homes in Colorado had severe deficiencies, defined as problems that can threaten residents’ lives, according to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services data. | | | | | In the late 90s, about 120 people in Colorado with prediabetes joined a study to determine the best way to prevent it from progressing to Type 2 diabetes. | | | |
