Senior Advantage Magazine Spring 2016
Senior Advantage Magazine provides health information, safety tips and other information that can help enhance the health and well being of adults age 65 and older. The print version of Senior Advantage is mailed twice a year to members of The George Washington University Hospital's Senior Advantage program.
In This Issue:
Spring 2016
Improving Quality of Life for Chronically Ill Patients
Just about anyone with a serious illness can benefit from palliative care and the supportive experience it can provide. Danielle J. Doberman, MD, MPH, Director of the Palliative Medicine Program at GW Hospital, talks about palliative care.
Spring 2016
Reduce Your Risk Factors for Stroke
Nearly 800,000 people have a stroke each year, and someone in the United States has a stroke every 40 seconds.* To help prevent a stroke from happening, know your risk factors and take steps to control them.
Spring 2016
Mending Your Heart
Surgeons at the Cardiovascular Center offer more options for senior patients with mitral regurgitation.
Spring 2016
Defining Moments: GW Hospital Patients Share Their Lifesaving Experiences
"GW Hospital gave me hope -- the best medicine." Patti Luzi.