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The Gerontological Society of America has named Lewis Lipsitz, MD, to its board of directors. The Gerontological Society of America is the oldest and largest interdisciplinary organization devoted to...

A new study published in Diabetes Care found that bone loss alone does not explain the increased fracture risk observed in some older adults with type 2 diabetes. The article, “ Type 2 Diabetes and...

A new study published in Bone finds that DXA bone scans ordered during U.S. primary care visits appear markedly low among men at risk for osteoporosis, representing a missed opportunity for early...

Boston Magazine has published its Top Doctors 2026 list, which includes Hebrew SeniorLife’s Lewis Lipsitz, MD, and Dae Hyun Kim, MD, MPH, ScD. The list features 2,511 peer-nominated physicians across...

Hip fractures are common among older people and are associated with a one-year mortality rate of 22% and reduced mobility and quality of life, according to a review published in the Journal of the...

Elizabeth (Lisa) Samelson, PhD, has received the 2026 Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Gordon Strewler Mentorship Award. The award is named after Gordon “Buck” Strewler, the former BIDMC vice...

Research published today in JAMA Internal Medicine finds that developing postoperative delirium remains the strongest predictor of long-term cognitive decline. While rehospitalizations, intensive care...

A new study highlights a critical gap in clinical research practices: most studies that use imaging techniques such as PET scans do not account for the radiation participants have already received...

A pilot study suggests that a simple program combining exercise and protein supplementation may help older adults with frailty recover more successfully after hospitalization, with 80% of participants...

A novel, noninvasive brain stimulation approach — known as transcranial temporal interference stimulation — may offer a new way to treat motor symptoms in Parkinson’s disease without the need for...