Volume 20 - Number 4 - April 2012

At the forefront of this epidemic are the primary care providers who treat approximately 90% of patients with type 2 diabetes.

Treatment of Stevens-Johnson syndrome is similar to that for patients suffering from thermal burns, with supportive care and symptom control being key.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has asked the AGS to assist with its new initiative to improve behavioral health services.

AMDA Long Term Care Medicine 2012: March 8-11, 2012; San Antonio, TX

Malnutrition in the elderly is a multifaceted and complex issue.

Excessive alcohol use among community-dwelling elders is prevalent, has serious consequences, and is often underrecognized.

Acquired factor VIII inhibitor deficiency is an immune-mediated disease characterized by the presence of autoantibodies or alloantibodies to human factor VIII.

Clinicians must keep in mind that septic arthritis can present atypically, especially in elders.