Emily Harris

For Medicare to cover hospice, patients need a 6-month prognosis. I wrote about how that rule disadvantages people with dementia for @washingtonpost. (1/8) washingtonpost.com/health/2022/03…

This @JAMA_current news article by @Emily_C_Harris summarizes the state of #geriatrics in medical education - there is not nearly enough! However, new innovations and healthcare system adaptions (such as the 4M frameworks) may improve the landscape & ultimately lead to better outcomes for older adults. jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/…

I interviewed Dr. Butte for an article on LLMs and adored him within the first 30 seconds of our conversation - he was genuine, funny, open, and, as everyone notes, super smart. Such a tremendous loss.

@jenabbasi @lindarodgers86 @PreetiNMalani @lindy2350 Thanks a million, Jen & Linda ♥️

My final Medical News in Briefs (the last of 600+!) were published today @JAMA_current. A lot's happened in that time: we've continued living w/ COVID, started to learn about the effects of overturning Roe, and watched the rise of AI in medicine. (1/11)

Now I'm off to year 2 of med school and studying for Step 1 — and a short break from writing regularly to focus on those 2 things. The wonderful @SammyAnderer is taking over the section — and if you're not yet signed up, here's the link: jamanetwork.com/channels/medic… (11/11)

It's been an honor to keep our readers up-to-date on the latest in health care, a privilege to learn from some of the best editors (@jenabbasi, @lindarodgers86, Becky Voelker, @PreetiNMalani), and a personal joy to cover medicine's progress and setbacks. (10/11)

By request, @EWidera and I are recording a @GeriPalBlog podcast tomorrow on Fitness for Public Office and Ageism, guests @LouiseAronson and @geri_doc. Where's the boundary? What are the concerns? What's legitimate and what's not? Please reply with your questions and media links. Example image for discussion below. economist.com/leaders/2024/0…

@hannahdreier @nytimes @stillsarita @NewYorker @sarahanneconway @city_bureau @invinst @Reuters @washingtonpost Congratulations to @katieengelhart, @nytimes and @NYTmag. #Pulitzer

On being 97. An exceptionally moving short film. And the music -- sublime! youtube.com/watch?v=qX6Nzt…

Viewpoint: author Jerry Gurwitz discusses the attrition of geriatric medicine as a profession, attributing it in part to societal attitudes about aging and compounded by the negative effects of lower compensation and lack of career prestige. ja.ma/3Ehw2AY

Thx @GeriPalBlog for the lingo geripal.org/time-to-stop-d…

"Conversations about retiring from driving can be challenging because they touch on sensitive areas such as loss of autonomy and changes in caregiving burden"