Dr. Michael Gordon, a successful and prominent Canadian geriatrician, ethicist, educator, speaker, and author, presents “Brooklyn Beginnings,” a memoir examining his quest from humble beginnings in Brooklyn to his current renowned medical status in Toronto. “Brooklyn Beginnings” is a unique memoir tracing Dr. Gordon’s path to becoming a prominent and highly respected academic geriatrician. It is not a typical autobiography: it pieces together numerous connected anecdotes that helped form the f
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Ah, Joe Biden. Always good to see you, my favorite geriatric bed-wetter. Here, some lucky gal is getting what every female dreams of (sure, they won’t admit to it, but, c’mon, we’re talking about Joe Biden here - even Hillary Clinton goes a little weak at the knees for this silver hair-plugged lothario): a slobbery lipsmacker from Uncle Joe, a man whose vanity rivals that of even the mighty John Edwards , the current undisputed world heavyweight champion of self-admiration. So wha
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Rehovot, Israel - The Central District Prosecution has announced it will file indictments against six doctors from the Hartzfeld Geriatric Hospital in Gedera suspected of abusing elderly patients. The doctors are to be charged with abuse of the helpless, assault, and battery. The indictment accuses the physicians, among them the current deputy director of Kaplan Hospital [...]
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Posted by Mark KleimanA special three-judge panel the Federal District Courts for Eastern and Northern California The 9th Circuit has ordered California to prepare a plan to reduce its prison headcount from the current 158,000 (188% of rated capacity) to 114,000 (130%). Unfortunately, the Three Strikes law makes it impossible to start by letting out some of the geriatric cases who would pose the smallest public-safety risk if released.It wouldn't be hard to shrink prison populations drasti
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Posted by Mark KleimanThe 9th Circuit has ordered California to prepare a plan to reduce its prison headcount from the current 158,000 (188% of rated capacity) to 114,000 (135%). Unfortunately, the Three Strikes law makes it impossible to start by letting out some of the geriatric cases who would pose the smallest public-safety risk if released.It wouldn't be hard to shrink prison populations drastically while reducing crime, by doing a better job of supervising prison releasees on parole
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