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David Velasquez: We must do better for our seniors
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Dec 31, 2024, 08:01

David Velasquez: We must do better for our seniors

David Velasquez, Resident physician at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, shared a post on X:

“Some of the saddest moments in the hospital aren’t from a lack of medical solutions but realizing an older, frail patient has no one to care for them or help with appointments and medications.

Sometimes, loneliness is the diagnosis.

We must do better for our seniors.”

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