Newsweek article on rethinking end of life care
September 16, 2009
The current issue of Newsweek includes an article titled “The Case for Killing Granny: Rethinking End of Life Care.” It…
Sometimes You’re Paranoid, but Sometimes They Really Are Out To Get You
September 11, 2009
With the endless news cycle surrounding health care reform lately, it’s easy to have missed some other breaking and troubling…
Rational vs rationing medicine
September 3, 2009
This morning on NPR’s Morning Edition, Atul Gawande was interviewed to explain the difference between Rationing Care and Rational Care.…
Interview with Seth Landefeld about Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine Leadership Summit
August 31, 2009
The John Hartford Foundation supported the inaugural summit of leaders from geriatrics and palliative medicine in July to encourage opportunities,…
The Cause of My Life: Ted Kennedy’s Healthcare Legacy
August 26, 2009
This morning, as I was riding to work on the bus, I was flanked by two older gentlemen with daily…
Educating the masses about Geriatrics and Palliative Care (aka Marketing)
August 26, 2009
Geriatrics and Palliative Care (and primary care) have a problem. We haven’t learned how to make our work, our mission,…
Despair not Progressives
August 25, 2009
With “Death Panels” dominating the healthcare reform debate, I was getting depressed. My hope had continued to rest with the…
A Health Care Glossary for Politically Charged Times
August 14, 2009
Now that we are in an Orwellian world in which words reflect corporate and politically motivated interests rather than reality,…
Elder Self-Neglect: A Palliative Care Emergency?
August 13, 2009
There is a very important article in the Aug 5 JAMA by XinQi Dongof Rush University examing the relationship between…
Gawande, Greed, and You Eat What you Kill
July 21, 2009
Much has been made of Atul Gawande’s New Yorker article investigating the root causes of high healthcare costs in McAllen…