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Eating Green Leafy Vegetables May Prevent Memory Decline

A new study out of Rush University Medical Center found that eating just one serving a day of green, leafy vegetables may be linked to a slower rate of…

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Why Another of West Virginia's Geriatricians is Leaving the State

Last year we ran a story about the shortage of geriatricians in West Virginia. In it, we featured Todd Goldberg, the only full-time geriatrician in…

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Mental Health in the Elderly and the W.V.a Geriatric Psychiatrist Shortage

Herb Myers is one of the only geriatric psychiatrists currently working in West Virginia’s nursing homes. He is also an old friend of health reporter Kara…

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West Virginia Struggles with Shortage of Geriatric Physicians

At Edgewood Summit retirement community in Charleston, 93-year-old Mary Mullens is waxing eloquent about her geriatrician.“Poor old doctor…

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