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Aging Doctors Face Greater Scrutiny

Posted on 12/11/2012 by | Health | Comments

Bulletin Today | Personal Health | WorkBy Sandra G. Boodman for Kaiser Health News This story was produced in collaboration with The Washington Post. A distinguished vascular specialist in his 80s performs surgery, then goes on vacation, forgetting he has patients in the hospital; one subsequently dies because no doctor was overseeing his care. An internist who suffered a stroke gets lost going from one exam room to another in his own office. A beloved general surgeon with Alzheimer’s disease continues to assist in operations because …

Start Me Up: Fund Boomer Entrepreneurs

Posted on 11/28/2012 by | AARP Blog Author | Comments

Technology | Work  So many boomer entrepreneurs these days, so little venture capital interest.  Despite a growing number of boomer entrepreneurs starting up businesses, investors like the very public Vinod Khosla refuse to believe in funding companies started by people over the age of 35. He not only does not seem to recognize the age advantage that older entrepreneurs may have, he seems to get a kick out of letting us know – first from a podium in Bangalore, no less — …

Forever Young? Balderdash!

Posted on 06/16/2011 by | My Life, Examined | Comments

Your LifeI live in a city where it’s still O.K. to look dowdy, especially if you’re a man. In fact, you can go places in Washington with a good head of grey hair and the Brooks Brothers sport jacket you wore in high school. Sometimes, if you also have a boyish glint in your eye, you can even get the top job in town (see: Clinton, William Jefferson). So I was thrown off guard a few weeks ago when Tommy, a …