The Palo Alto Weekly published a terrific article on the difficulty in area residents (Palo Alto and Menlo Park) in getting around if they are no longer driving a vehicle. The article focuses on private transportation options available to seniors.Mobility crisis? Non-driving seniors navigate ridesharing options
The Palo Alto Weekly published a terrific article on the difficulty in area residents (Palo Alto and Menlo Park) in getting around if they are no longer driving a vehicle. The article focuses on private transportation options available to seniors.
Falls are one of the most dangerous things that a senior can experience. They can lead to hospitalizations, injuries, long-term health problems and even death. Statistics from the Centers for Disease Control(CDC) illustrate just how 
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Kavita Ramachandran, MD, oncologist and Medical Director of Palliative Medicine at the Stanford Cancer Institute, understands that questions about the end of life and its care issues are difficult to ask and yet they are cause for great worry by many patients and their families. In this talk, Dr. Ramchandran will address this subject from the perspective of her role as a medical oncologist, and Medical Director of Palliative Medicine at the Stanford Cancer Institute.
Bryant Lin, MD, Internal Medicine, Medical Director, Consultative Medical Clinic, will discuss best practices and new technology to assist aging at home for patients and their caregivers focusing on challenges with mobility, memory loss, diabetes, heart disease and cancer. He will draw from the medical literature and his own experiences at Stanford leading a team of medical students and residents who visit patients at home every month.