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Geripal Blog: Atul Gawande New Yorker Article "Letting Go"
I want to draw people's attention to a fantastic new piece in the New Yorker by Atul Gawande titled...
Letting Go: What Should Medicine Do When it Can't Save Your Life? (From The New Yorker)
This recent article in the New Yorker by Atul Gawande has generated a lot of interest and response...
The Hastings Center Cunniff-Dixon Physician Awards 2010
Enjoy this short video produced by the Hastings Center, featuring interviews with the 2010 Hastings...
The Urban Zen Foundation
This organization was just recommended to me and is a vision and project of fashion designer, Donna...
Geripal Blog: The breadth of life-sustaining treatment
In a recent story in the New York Times, Katy Butler described her parents' experiences with...
Dying with Dignity
This article by Dr. Ira Byock is from the March/April Hastings Center Report. Dr. Byock...
GeriPal: The Opposite of Love
The Opposite of Love
Posted: 17 May 2010
The Emergency Department phoned my office right before...
Patient Power Webcast: "America’s Problem with Facing End-of-Life Issues"
The controversy behind end-of-life decisions is ever-present in our health system. Is it...
Surgeon and Hospice Founder Accepts Hastings Center Cunniff-Dixon Physician Award
Dr. Milch is the inaugural winner of the Hastings Center Cunniff-Dixon Established Physician Award...
GeriPal Blog: Advance directives say “I’m not dead yet”
“Enough. The living will has failed, and it is time to say so.” So said Angela Fagerlin...