geriatric
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It began with a geriatric black-Lab mix who’d been picked up as a stray and locked in a cage at the South Los Angeles animal shelter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
The near-total dominance of a trio of weak albums is a sign of a geriatric culture with no interest in slowing its decline.
From Salon ● May 21, 2026
Seeking a fresh start, Petriscak retired from her career as a geriatric nurse practitioner and left California.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 25, 2026
Bhaduri, 88, now lives in a retirement facility, a few blocks away from his maternal home that is no longer welcoming of him, with nagging geriatric health issues and in the company of memories.
From BBC ● Apr. 4, 2026
“If you're a 'fan' of crawling along at thirty in a convoy of geriatric caravanners, the A417 to Cirencester is the route for you.”
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
Among them is dementia, said Emily Finkelstein, a geriatrics provider at the New York-Presbyterian medical center.
From Barron's ● Jun. 15, 2026
In March 2023, Schmidt met with George Hennawi, the MedStar system’s physician executive director of geriatrics and senior services, as well as others, including a pharmacist who went through her medications.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 22, 2025
But some people do opt for testing which is outside standard age-based guidelines, says Dr Carla Perissinotto, a geriatrics specialist at the University of California San Francisco.
From BBC ● Dec. 1, 2025
The causes for that kind of commonplace degeneration are complex, says Deborah M. Kado, chief of research for geriatrics at Stanford University and co-director of the Stanford Longevity Center.
From Slate ● Feb. 27, 2025
She wore the insignia of a geriatrics supervisor.
From Life Sentence by Francis, Dick
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