By now most everyone has heard about the proposed settlement of a nationwide class-action lawsuit against Medicare that would do…
A landmark settlement of a class-action lawsuit against Medicare may change how patients with chronic disabling conditions receive care. Until…
Deer Valley, Utah, from our lodge at the NPCRC retreat I’m at the National Palliative Care Research Center’s Annual Foley…
(Image of Emu has nothing to do with this post) Seems like there’s been a lot of poetry in the…
In a little over a week, geriatricians and some palliative care physicians will be converging in St. Louis for the…
Tig Notaro was diagnosed just three days before a standup comedy set with invasive cancer in both of her breasts…
We just want to wish good luck to all those taking the 2012 Hospice and Palliative care board exams today…
During my senior year of residency, I brought an elderly gentleman to the operating room with peritonitis and a benign-appearing…
A fascinating study by Zachary Goldberger and colleagues was just published in the Lancet. The study gave us some good…
Following on Sei’s thoughts about robotic-assisted surgery, a fascinating job posting rolled through my inbox that I just couldn’t resist…