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Bree Johnston, a true believer in geriatrics and palliative care, contributor to GeriPal, and erstwhile colleague at UCSF, recently returned…
Bree Johnston, a true believer in geriatrics and palliative care, contributor to GeriPal, and erstwhile colleague at UCSF, recently returned…
This is a guest post by Dr. Ronald Pies in response to this week’s GeriPal post about the removal of…
By now most everyone has heard about the proposed settlement of a nationwide class-action lawsuit against Medicare that would do…
When have advance directives ever been shown to do anything? They were a complete failure in SUPPORT. Study after study…
Dignity Therapy is a brief form of psychotherapy developed by Harvey Chochinov, MD with a goal of conserving a dying…
My dog is dying. When he was diagnosed two months ago with brain lesions, we had an open, practical conversation…
Last week, I started interviewing clinicians who care for frail elders at On Lok Lifewaysas part of a study led…
“When the parent gives to the child, the parent laughs, but when the child gives to the parents, the child…
If you happened to read WebMD the other day you would have seen an article with the headlines ‘DNR Orders…
The Salami Salesman and His Daughter Falafelis Dr. Laurie Mallery’s poignant account of the events leading up to her father’s…