SPOTLIGHT -
Physicians shouldn't fear death talk with patients
The advance directive. The words instill a sense of foreboding, a finality not many are prepared to face.
How to identify and treat frailty in older adults
The U.S. healthcare system is struggling to address the healthcare needs of country’s growing elderly population, which increases by one person every eight seconds.
Lost in translation: The physician-caregiver relationship
Physicians and non-professional family caregivers are in it together. Both groups are aligned in the effort to provide high-quality, compassionate care to older adults. But too often the reality is we are not.