What a nursing assistant will tell us…if we ask
January 29, 2010
A friend recently forwarded me an update to a story first reported in the Washington Post in May 2009 about…
Reviewing the Evidence for Opioids and Cancer Growth
January 6, 2010
Eric Widera recently posted about the media’s irresponsible headlines implying that opioids cause cancer growth. This is our most read…
Palliative or terminal sedation
January 3, 2010
There is much to say – both good and not-so – about last Sunday’s (December 27) NY Times front page…
Death and Taxes: It’s Shaping Up to be a Busy Year
December 30, 2009
The Wall Street Journal published an article today entitled “Rich Cling to Life to Beat Tax Man.” The article describes…
Cheating Death: A Book Lost in Definitions
December 18, 2009
“Death is not a single event, but a process that may be interrupted, even reversed. And here’s the exciting part…
My last few days with my grandmother
December 17, 2009
It was the a Monday morning in November when I got the first call from my uncle Gili – my…
How Will Pilot Programs Impact Geriatrics and Palliative Care?
December 13, 2009
In one of the most influentialhealth policy journals of our time – the New Yorker- the surgeon Atul Gawande “calls…
December’s Palliative Care Grand Rouds
December 4, 2009
Palliative Care Grand Rounds is a great series that puts a spotlight on outstanding blog posts focused on hospice, palliative…
Does Morphine Stimulate Cancer Growth?
November 24, 2009
Over the last week Reuters, ABC news, MSNBC, BBC News, and more than 75 other outlets reported on how two…
Dying in 14 Minutes of 60 Minutes
November 23, 2009
CBS did a segment entitled “The Cost Of Dying” on tonight’s 60 Minutes. Considering the title of the segment and…