Adding Prognosis to Cancer Screening Decisions: The ePrognosis Cancer Screening App
The goal of cancer screening is to identify asymptomatic cancer well before it causes symptoms or death. This means that…
The goal of cancer screening is to identify asymptomatic cancer well before it causes symptoms or death. This means that…
by: Alex Smith @AlexSmithMD The patient was elderly and was hospitalized for a COPD exacerbation. Fortunately, her breathing problems were…
On June 12, Betty Jean Collins of Warsaw, Missouri, executed a Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care Choices (DPOA-HC)…
Back in March, the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) published a study of long-term outcomes among survivors of in-hospital…
Despite recent attention, dying in the United States is a complex and often suboptimal experience for patients and providers alike.…
Cancer Screening is of little benefit in persons with dementia but can cause very serious harms. Older persons with…
by: Amy Getter, RN, MS. is a Hospice nurse who delivers care to the dying. Stories about hospice care at…
Huge numbers of older persons transition from hospitals to the nursing home. Often, an older hospitalized patient needs skilled nursing…
Now is the time of year that residents are starting to interview at programs across the U.S. in preparation for…
I am in Lake Tahoe for a leadership retreat for the scholars in the Dennis W. Jahnigen and T. Franklin…