by: Alex Smith, @AlexSmithMD We’ve talked previously on GeriPal about Dumb Medicine: continuing preventative treatments near the end of life…
by: Alex Smith @AlexSmithMD An article was published yesterday that provides supporting evidence that a treatment* for advanced cancer improves…
Reviewed: The Conversation, by Angelo Volandes Reviewed by: Alex Smith Using video to help patients with serious illness make decisions…
By Alex Smith @AlexSmithMD and Sarah Stranberg, Speech Pathologist, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Consider the following vignettes, common in…
Generally at GeriPal we focus on low tech, high touch interventions. Like talking to people. But this week we had…
by: Alex Smith @AlexSmithMD Vivek Murthy was nominated for Surgeon General of the United States by President Obama in November…
by: Alex Smith @AlexSmithMD You don’t get something for nothing. We’ve blogged previously about the silent long term care system…
by: Alex Smith @AlexSmithMD Every once and a while, a new innovation comes along that makes you go, “Wow!” or,…
by: Alex Smith @AlexSmithMD and Rebecca Sudore @PrepareForCare Do you have Spanish-speaking patients? If you do, then point them toward…
Christian Sinclair of Pallimed and Kansas City has challenged us to a friendly wager. As many of you know, many…