HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, Feb. 9, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Do you have things you want to do before your time’s up? If…
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Should doctors be required to inform patients of their palliative care rights?
by Kevin Haselhorst MD February 8, 2018I overheard a colleague admit an 84-year-old woman to the hospital from the emergency department for a sizable mass in her uterus…
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A 75-year-old man is seen for routine follow-up for very severe COPD. He has constant dyspnea and air hunger and spends most…
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It was a long December. A few years ago, my husband of 37 years got his death sentence: recurrence of liver cancer…
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What do you say to somebody who knows that they are about to die?
by Nathaniel Fleming January 16, 2018I’ve had lots of practice comforting people. I’ve had to tell patients that their cancer is back in a busy emergency department.…
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When you lose someone, it takes a piece of your being with it
by Steven Reznick MD December 19, 2017As an internist with “added qualifications in geriatric medicine” I care for a great many elder individuals. In most cases, these are…
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Reverberations Of War Complicate Vietnam Veterans’ End-Of-Life Care
by April Dembosky December 16, 2017Enlarge this image Ron Fleming, who served as a door gunner on helicopters in the Vietnam War, was admitted to the veterans…
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Enlarge this image A recent study shows a link between high discharge rates for live patients and hospice profit margins. Gary Waters/Getty…