Statins at the end of life, revisited
April 12, 2015
The recently published statin-discontinuation trial has been celebrated in the palliative care community. It’s message is clear – go ahead…
Potpourri from clinical work VIII: TVs, tissues, timing, losing stuff, & no to hospice
April 10, 2015
by: Alex Smith, @alexsmithMD This is the 8th installment in my occasional post-being-on-service-digestion-of-what-just-happened-via-blogging potpourri from clinical work series. TVs. Our…
Friendship Line: nation’s only 24-hour hotline for older adults in jeopardy
April 10, 2015
Dear GeriPal community, We write today with a different sort of post. We realize direct solicitations are not the intended…
Graceful Aging in Easter Hats
April 5, 2015
It’s a welcome sign of spring in Manhattan when the Easter Parade comes to Fifth Avenue. This parade is not…
Celebrating Old Age at the Burning Ghats in Benares
March 31, 2015
by: Jeffrey M. Levine MD, AGSF Benares, also known as Varanasi, is the holiest city in India and one 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…
The art of being a hospice genie: experience, presence, and caring
March 17, 2015
Blog by: Amy Getter, a hospice nurse who blogs at hospicediary.com I had been drained with frustration and immersed in…
Ageism in Healthcare Hurts Our Patients
March 14, 2015
by: Stephanie E. Rogers, MD @SERogersMD For the first time in human history, adults older than age 65 will outnumber…
Searching for Successful Aging
March 13, 2015
by: Jeffrey M. Levine MD, AGSF (jlevinemd@shcny.com), www.jmlevinemd.com Successful aging is hard to define. The concept took root in 1987…