The last year of life in the oldest-old
There is a very interesting study in the January issue of the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society that characterizes…
There is a very interesting study in the January issue of the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society that characterizes…
“But what will you be doing to cure my disease?” the interpreter said, relaying the words of our patient. Was…
Feeding tubes are often placed in the hospital setting for patients with advanced dementia, even though there is pretty much a lack…
I just read Chris Feudtner’s brief piece, “The Breadth of Hopes,” in the New England Journal. Among other things, the…
The New England Journal of Medicine released a study today revealing some awareness in a minority of patients diagnosed with…
A new workshop on the usage of online social media has been added to the AAHPM/HPNA Annual Assembly this March.…
A friend recently forwarded me an update to a story first reported in the Washington Post in May 2009 about…
A study in the American Journal of Public Healthexamining mammogram use in older persons found that 18% of women with…
Morphine sulfate oral solution is now FDA approved thanks to a concerted effort by many in the hospice and palliative…
As noted on the Pallimed blog, a study published last week in Annals of Internal Medicine reports on adverse events…