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Difficulty managing money is often one of the earliest signs of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias, frequently appearing years before…
A few weeks ago, I was skimming this NEJM paper for UCSF’s Division of Geriatrics Journal club on de-prescribing anti-hypertensive…
What is a “good death”? How should we define it, and who gets to decide? Is the concept of a…
With all the attention focused on Alzheimer’s biomarkers and amyloid antibodies, it’s easy to forget that comprehensive dementia care is…
Have any of you watched the movie “The Notebook”? At the end, one of the characters, who has dementia, experiences…
We are dusting off our crystal balls today with three amazing guests who have all recently published an article on…
The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) concluded back in 2000 that there is insufficient evidence to recommend for or…
Almost a decade ago, our hospice and palliative care team decided to do a “Thickened Liquid Challenge.” This simple challenge…
We’ve talked a lot about comprehensive dementia care on the GeriPal podcast but while the evidence is clear that these…