“Do not punctuate the end of your life with a senseless act of brutality!”
Words have power. Language has power. The words we use may comfort or shock, allay or provoke, sooth or batter.…
Words have power. Language has power. The words we use may comfort or shock, allay or provoke, sooth or batter.…
Over the past year, I have had several 80+ patients, combat veterans of WWII, who have had very significant symptoms…
It has been 6 months since the start of this little experiment called GeriPal. I must admit, initially I had…
For years, many academics (myself included) have decried the lack of rigorous clinical trial evidence to inform the care of…
Eric Widera recently posted about the media’s irresponsible headlines implying that opioids cause cancer growth. This is our most read…
There is much to say – both good and not-so – about last Sunday’s (December 27) NY Times front page…
Paula Span raises a number of interesting issues in this poston the NY Times New Old Age Blog. She presents…