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Blog Entries by Dr. Jon LaPook from 12/2009

Steve Martin and the Latest Mammography Recommendations

| Posted 12.03.2009 | Healthy Living
Read More: Mammograms, Breast Cancer, Mammography, Health, Mammogram Guidelines, Healthy Living News

The recent recommendation that women should no longer routinely start getting screening for mammograms at age 40 is the latest example of a time-honored tradition of doctors changing their minds.

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Does Dad Need a Nursing Home?

| Posted 12.10.2009 | Healthy Living
Read More: Aging Parents, Nursing Homes, Aging, Nursing Home Decisions, Elderly Americans, Health, Geriatric Care, Healthy Living News

One of the great blessings of my life is that my 91-year-old father. What if I were to think he's losing his ability to live independently but he doesn't agree with me? That's where gut-wrenching decisions often arise.

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