ASCOG Advocate: December 18, 2013

George Halas, founder of the Bears, shakes hands
with NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle.

On this date, in 1932, the Chicago Bears defeated the Portsmouth Spartans in the first ever NFL Championship Game.  Two years later the Spartans moved from Portsmouth Ohio and took on a new name.

What was the new name given to the Spartans?

Medicare identifies the best and worst facilities for hip and knee replacement.

A new study shows that fears about Medicare doctor shortages are "largely overstated."

"Caregiving is among the pressing issues for people with Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia."

Alcohol abuse and depression are commonly mistaken for dementia.