The Medical Futurist

JUNE 17, 2025

Ettinger, who died in 2011, went on to found the Cryonics Institute in Michigan where he, his mother and his first and second wives all now reside in metal flasks kept at −196 °C. There are now nearly 300 cryogenically frozen individuals in the US, another 50 in Russia , and a few thousand prospective candidates signed up.

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GeriPal

MARCH 2, 2023

2011-2014 JAMDA 2020 Efficacy of Gabapentinoids: Gabapentinoids for Pain: Potential Unintended Consequences. I also heard that if you look at all individuals in the US, about 4% of individuals are taking one of the gabapentinoids, 10% over 65. AFP 2019 Gabapentin for chronic neuropathic pain in adults.

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GeriPal

JANUARY 16, 2025

These individuals may become unrepresented, meaning they lack the capacity to make a specific medical decision, do not have an advance directive for that decision, and do not have a surrogate to help. How should we care for unrepresented individuals in inpatient and outpatient settings? Why not use the older term unbefriended?

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GeriPal

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Eric’s blog post on Dignity Therapy from 2011. You would love this because in that story that was in that patient CHR was a particular song that had meant a lot to this individual. About us – Dignity in Care. Research Team – Dignity in Care. Other links: Curiosity by Faith Fitgerald. SPONSOR: . Just go to www.geripal.org.

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GeriPal

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Ryan: I started in 2011. Eric: How does it feel like for you, Ryan, since 2011, you’ve had different roles? There are truly so many incredible learners and professionals out there that are passionate about geriatrics. Eric: Okay, Ryan, going to turn to you now. All this weight now is on your shoulder. How long ago?

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GeriPal

APRIL 13, 2023

I think some of that is from some of my thinking about maybe what I can potentially think about with the individual to support them. ” Eric: And I remember from my last podcast, Ashwin, it was about individualizing our approach to loneliness too, right? I would say that I primarily skew my questioning towards isolation.

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GeriPal

DECEMBER 15, 2022

You would love this because in that story that was in that patient CHR was a particular song that had meant a lot to this individual. So it provided just a gem of something, connection around this story that had both been meaningful to both individuals, we’re humans too, clinicians. We need to remedy that issue, Eric.

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