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Recent AGS Press Releases

October 9, 2008
In Increasingly Short Supply, Geriatricians Must Refine Their Focus on Frailest Elderly with Primary Care Physicians Caring for Healthier Elders Article Series Published in October Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
August 21, 2008
AGS Foundation for Health in Aging Releases Comprehensive "Geriatrics Syndromes" Tip Sheet for Older Americans Common in Later Life, Geriatric Syndromes Adversely Affect Older Adults' Health and Quality of Life
July 11, 2008
American Geriatrics Society Applauds Senate Vote Rescinding Medicare Pay Cut Society Thanks House for Earlier Vote to Block Cut, Expresses Gratitude to Sen. Edward Kennedy, Others Instrumental in Passing Legislation
June 5, 2008
20 US Residency Programs to Participate in Expanded American Geriatrics Society/John A. Hartford Foundation Program Aimed at Better Preparing Surgical and Other Specialty Residents to Care for Older Patients
May 27, 2008
American Geriatrics Society's 2008 Virtual Annual Meeting -- Featuring Key Presentations from Premier Conference on Aging Research -- Now Online
May 21, 2008
Evidence Mounts Against DHEA Use in Treating Cognitive Decline
DHEA Should Not be Recommended for General Population, say Authors
May 20, 2008
At American Geriatrics Society Annual Meeting, Institute of Medicine's "Retooling for An Aging America" Seen as Turning Point in Efforts to Improve Healthcare for Older Adults
May 13, 2008
Compensation for and Numbers of Geriatricians Continue to Lag; Nation May Have Just 3 Geriatricians For Every 20,000 Older Americans in 2050 if Trends Continue: Association of Directors of Geriatric Academic Programs Study
May 5, 2008
American Geriatrics Society, John A. Hartford Foundation, Atlantic Philanthropies & AGS Foundation for Health in Aging Award Nearly $3 Million for Medical Research to Address Urgent Healthcare Needs of Growing Elderly Population
May 2, 2008
American Geriatrics Society Releases Three Newly Revised and Updated Publications at its 2008 Annual Scientific Meeting in Washington, DC
May 2, 2008
American Geriatrics Society to Honor AARP CEO William Novelli With 2008 David H. Solomon Distinguished Public Service Award
May 1, 2008
American Geriatrics Society's Foundation for Health in Aging Appoints Diane Drobnis Rosenberg to Board of Directors
May 1, 2008
Increase In Drug Copay Boosts Odds That Older Adults Will Cut Back or Stop Taking Medications, Finds Study Presented at American Geriatrics Society's 2008 Annual Scientific Meeting
May 1, 2008
American Geriatrics Society Names John B. Murphy, MD Society President, Appoints New Officers and Elects New Board Members