Have We Improved Outcomes for Elderly Patients Admitted with Heart Failure?
Hospitalization for heart failure is exceedingly common, accounting for more than 1.1 million hospitalizations in 2006. It is also the…
Hospitalization for heart failure is exceedingly common, accounting for more than 1.1 million hospitalizations in 2006. It is also the…
On my way out of the hospital this evening I ran into a soon-to-be palliative care fellow. Our conversation quickly…
Facebook, Twitter, Yammer and the Internet overall is a game changer. The rulebook of how we practice medicine has changed.…
Rob Pardi’s comments in the Pallimed discussion affected me deeply. His honesty, integrity, and willingness to share were so impressive that…
The New York Times recently ran an article titled “Helping Patients Face Death, She Fought to Live”. The article told…
There is a lot of focus on what elders with dementia can’t do. But what about more discussion of what…
We need your help in identifying key topics for new inter-disciplinary JPM series: Idea: To create a regular series in…
Many terminal patients linger through their final months with a miserable quality of life and too often with extreme levels…
Finally. This debate has been waiting to happen ever since NHO added the “PC” to its name back in the…
We recently discusseda study that described the common practice of obtaining screening mammograms in women with dementia. We considered how…