Back to matchesWe found a matchYour institution may have access to this item. Find your institution then sign in to continue.TitleSo Long, Old Friend.AuthorsReuben, David B.AbstractIn this narrative medicine essay, a geriatrician muses about his 44-year relationship with his pager, describes its changes in sound and form, and compares it with its smartphone replacement, which he deems is more functional and more frightening.SubjectsPAGERS (Beepers); MEDICAL technology; SMARTPHONES; GERIATRICIANS; MEDICAL practicePublicationJAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association, 2021, Vol 326, Issue 5, p387ISSN0098-7484Publication typejournal articleDOI10.1001/jama.2021.12018