Geriatricians

Frightening Fact Of The Day: How Many Geriatricians Are There For Every 10,000 Boomers?

Posted 11.19.2011

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One -- that's exactly how many geriatricians there are for every 10,000 baby boomers. That's particularly disturbing considering that, as the firs...

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The Other Health Care Crisis -- America's Elderly

Martha Stewart | Posted 11.17.2011

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Martha Stewart

There are about three times more cosmetic surgeons than geriatricians in the U.S., a fact that speaks volumes about how we view aging in this country. We're utterly unprepared for the coming "silver tsunami".

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