If you asked clinical researchers to describe the most important advances in research methodology over the past generation, many would…
I would love the input of GeriPal readers on an issue. The commonly used phrases, "demented patient," or "demented person,"…
We recently discusseda study that described the common practice of obtaining screening mammograms in women with dementia. We considered how…
“But what will you be doing to cure my disease?” the interpreter said, relaying the words of our patient. Was…
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…
I've been attending on our hospital's palliative care service. Several things have been on my mind, and although I don't…
On my last day of ward attending, I handed out an EKG that resembled the Dow Jones industrial average over…