A shame—though the IRB may not be to blame. Their job is to ensure the study is safe—and the younger or healthier the subjects, the safer it may seem.

But reviewers, journals, & payors should object when a trial is so unrepresentative it yields no useful safety data for others.

What is the greater driver of antibiotic overtreatment for recurrent UTI in real-world settings—the lack of antibiotic-sparing prevention strategies, or the confusion about when and how clinicians should diagnose and initiate treatment for suspected UTI? tinyurl.com/3y9xznf8

Meet our Distinguished Professor of Geriatrics (DPG) for #SGIM24 , Hollis Day, MD, MS, MHPE. Dr. Day is Chief of Geriatrics at Boston Medical Center & Associate Professor of Medicine at Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine. HollisDay

🔥🔥🔥Important work in JAMA Network Open! We found inpatients with ASB rarely had bacteremia--pts w/altered mental status and NO systemic signs of infection had <<1% risk. Really drives home that work up of other causes of altered mentation is key, rather than anchoring on UTI

When people start freaking out about an opinion piece that calls for a balanced conversation 🙄

#menopause

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Our JAGS study on overlapping caregiving and care-receiving in older US adults: rather than making binary distinctions between caregivers and care-receivers, clinicians and policymakers should acknowledge the fundamental overlap and dynamic nature of these roles as people age.

“Every first draft is perfect because all the first draft has to do is exist.” - Jane Smiley

Great article. Some of my early mentors are retired, but I still find myself reaching out when I have something on my mind.

My trust in them has endured even if our relationship has changed. It’s a gift to have mentors who are wise, generous, and thought-provoking all at once.

Thanks to Sophie, MPH ✨ for highlighting abuse of older caregivers in her Forbes.com article on 'The Other Side Of Elder Abuse-Here’s What Older Caregivers Face,' including our research led by Akua Nyarko Odoom, Ashwin Kotwal, Veronica Yank

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How can researchers design projects to engage their community partners in ways that are meaningful, not merely performative?

Stimulating panel discussions at our NIA Division of Behavioral and Social Research RCMAR-funded UCSF Center for Aging in Diverse Communities retreat today—thanks to the terrific panelists!

Calling all medical students - aging research needs you! Apply now for UCSF 2024 MSTAR summer research program. Learn from all-star mentors how to solve the most meaningful and complex problems facing society. Apps open now, due Feb 16. #Geriatrics #Aging geriatrics.ucsf.edu/education/medi…

Alas, it’s hard for LoRs to get more useless, with so many academics now drafting the LoRs they need themselves (if junior) or paying staff to write them (if senior). Maybe the day will come when one AI program writes the LoRs, another interprets them, and we avoid them entirely!