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Cognitive Testing for Older Physicians: An Idea Whose Time Has Come?

by John Swartzberg, M.D., Chair, Wellness Letter Editorial Board

The older I get, the older “old age” gets. Still, as I was reaching my later 60s, my ability to juggle the same number of cognitive balls declined. I noticed it even in my earlier 60s. I couldn’t keep as many balls in the air as when I was in my 40s and 50s.

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