Dr. Lee’s Miracle Dementia Regimen
April 18, 2013
Evidence is mounting that regular exercise may prevent dementia and reduce the decline in physical function associated with dementia. Dr. Covinsky…
Terminal Delirium: Fatalism and Intellectual Laziness?
March 2, 2013
In 1996, Catherine Sarkisian described the common geriatric diagnosis “failure to thrive” as the result of fatalism and intellectual laziness…
What is your patient’s PPD status?
February 21, 2013
Bree Johnston, a true believer in geriatrics and palliative care, contributor to GeriPal, and erstwhile colleague at UCSF, recently returned…
Man Dies after Cowardly Battle with Cancer
December 14, 2012
Full credit to the Onion for the title idea for this post, and thanks to James Mittelberger for the tip…
“Good evening. Hello. I have cancer. How are you?”
October 10, 2012
Tig Notaro was diagnosed just three days before a standup comedy set with invasive cancer in both of her breasts…
Mostly Dead vs Completely Dead: A Distinction Best Left to Hollywood
May 14, 2012
I was at a dinner a meeting of the Greenwall Faculty Scholars, a bioethics career development program for junior faculty,…
Glen Campbell: Still Performing with Alzheimer’s
February 14, 2012
My neighbor told me recently about a musician named Glen Campbell who is still performing despite Alzheimer’s dementia. This shows…
Potpourri from Clinical Work VI
February 1, 2012
Just finished another couple of weeks attending on the palliative care service, and wanted to share a couple of thoughts…
The Hospital Disability Syndrome
November 20, 2011
Ken Covinsky previously posted on GeriPal a while back about the dangers of hospitalization in older adults. Ken notes…
Advance directives reduce end-of-life costs in New York and Los Angeles
October 5, 2011
When have advance directives ever been shown to do anything? They were a complete failure in SUPPORT. Study after study…