Many older adults lose decision-making capacity during serious illnesses, and a significant percentage lack family or friends to assist with…
Two major shifts are transforming the landscape of hospice. First, private equity firms are gobbling up hospices. As Melissa Aldridge,…
Today we have the honor of interviewing Susan Block, MD, one of the pioneering leaders in the fields of palliative…
A year ago we did our first “Deprescribing Super Special”. Today we are coming back for more (or less given…
We are fortunate today to interview two oncologists whose research has catapulted palliative care forward: Jennifer Temel, author of the…
The science of balancing safety and independence of older drivers has come a long way. Some key points from our…
“Imagine that you are the medical director of a large (>150 bed) nursing home. Two-thirds of the patients in the…
On today’s podcast we welcome back Haider Warraich to talk about pain. Now this may surprise our frequent listeners as…
You have a patient with dementia severe enough that she cannot recognize relatives. She falls and breaks her hip. Should…
Cancer screening is designed to detect slow growing cancers that on average take 10 years to cause harm. The benefits…
There are a lot of old myths out there about managing urinary tract symptoms and UTI’s in older adults. For…