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The Future of Geriatrics: A Podcast with Jerry Gurwitz, Ryan Chippendale, and Mike Harper

GeriPal

But, it’s also hard not to be bullish on the future of the field to see the consistent strides geriatrics has made in the last two decades in improving care for older adults. I’ve seen this question come up a lot since finishing fellowship nearly two decades ago. Mike, welcome to GeriPal. Mike: Great to be here. It was JAMA, right?

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Podcast Episode: The Unvaccinated Child with Fever

PEMBlog

Unvaccinated or under vaccinated children are functionally immunocompromised in specific clinical scenarios such as fever without source. And it can be hard to figure out what immuno competency by disease and vaccine status really means. So how common is it for children to be unvaccinated in the United States? Unfortunately. Interesting.