What should we call the physician-assisted act of intentionally killing oneself near the end of life
June 4, 2015
By: Eric Widera (@ewidera) It was a big day in California today. The California Senate passed SB 128 which would…
The house calls imperative and what you can do about it – right now.
May 28, 2015
A timely study came out in JAMA IM this week that highlights the need and potential demand for home-based delivery…
New guidelines address conflicts over “potentially inappropriate” treatment in the ICU
May 27, 2015
By: Laura Petrillo, @lpetrillz Summary Decisions about life-sustaining treatment in the intensive care unit are among the most ethically fraught…
Outcomes of In-Hospital CPR in Patients Receiving Dialysis
May 22, 2015
We’ve talked a lot about the prognosis after receiving in-hospital CPR in this blog (here, here, and here to name a…
Yes, There is a Medical App for That
May 20, 2015
At this years AGS Annual Meeting, Manuel Eskildsen, Alice Pomidor, Amit Shah, Niharika Suchak, and I led a session aimed…
#ThickenedLiquidChallenge on Making Sense of Alzheimers
May 8, 2015
by: Alex Smith, @AlexSmithMD Check it out folks, the #ThickenedLiquidChallenge is now a featured video on MakingSenseofAlzheimers.org, a new site out of…
Not All Hospices are Alike
April 21, 2015
by: Patrice Villars We all want the best possible end of life care for patients, our families, ourselves. Most of…
Stopping statins in serious illness doesn’t change survival…or does it? Sorting out the message
March 26, 2015
by: Alex Smith, @AlexSmithMD We’ve talked previously on GeriPal about Dumb Medicine: continuing preventative treatments near the end of life…
BREAKING: cancer therapy prolongs survival 6 months, worth 2-3 billion/year
March 25, 2015
by: Alex Smith @AlexSmithMD An article was published yesterday that provides supporting evidence that a treatment* for advanced cancer improves…
Does Octreotide Work for Malignant Bowel Obstruction?
March 11, 2015
by: Colin Scibetta, MD (@colinscibetta) Malignant bowel obstructions are a known complication of advanced cancer, especially in ovarian and gastrointestinal,…