The breadth of life-sustaining treatment
In a recent story in the New York Times, Katy Butler described her parents’ experiences with illness, the health care…
In a recent story in the New York Times, Katy Butler described her parents’ experiences with illness, the health care…
Are you a good worker? Do you work hard? Do you care so much about your job that you show…
Hospice programs provide much needed care and support for patients, families and caregivers for people with end-stage dementias. Thanks to…
There is an article in today’s New York Times about delirium, a VERY common but poorly understood condition among hospitalized…
I heard a prominent speaker talk about studies at the National Institute of Aging. The speaker described several new large and well funded trials…
We need your help. GeriPal will be hosting the July 2010 installment of Palliative Care Grand Rounds. For those of…
Much has been said about John Wooden’s inspiring approach to life, but what can we learn about his attitude towards…
Is advocating for equal access to opioid medication around the world part of our professional responsibility? What about reducing racial…
If you asked clinical researchers to describe the most important advances in research methodology over the past generation, many would…
Hospitalization for heart failure is exceedingly common, accounting for more than 1.1 million hospitalizations in 2006. It is also the…