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Martha Twaddle

By Larry Beresford Palliative care physician Martha Twaddle recently helped a primary care colleague conduct a telemedicine visit with two patients in

Senior couple in kitchen with healthy food choices

By Ruth Westreich  I believe you are what you eat, and that food is medicine. I have been deeply involved in the

Jennifer Ballentine

When I wrote a blog on the role of palliative care in the unfolding pandemic on March 11, the U.S. had confirmed

Nurses in masks

Some Louisiana families whose loved ones are dying from COVID-19 have found solace in a specialized hospice unit that is caring for

Serious worried senior couple reading documents

As healthcare professionals across America grapple with or prepare for a surge of COVID-19 cases, ICU placements, and deaths, many are emphasizing

In this time of the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare systems and healthcare professionals are stressed and bracing for or already managing an influx

Son pushes father's wheelchair

A letter to the editor of the New England Journal of Medicine made big news at the end of last year: “Home

Editor’s note: The Rev. Lorraine Leist, M.Div., is a palliative care chaplain at Swedish Medical Center in Seattle, Wash., and an ordained

Jill Mendlen

A nurse and longtime healthcare innovator whose entrepreneurial spirit has been fueled by a passion and purpose to improve care for people

When Brian (last name withheld for privacy) was treated for cancer at the Mayo Clinic in September 2019, his palliative care team

In the normal cycle of life, children outlive their parents by decades. When the situation is reversed, and the child is diagnosed

New Year's resolutions

Today a reporter called me, as someone who has spent time with people who are approaching the ends of their lives or

Speaker presenting to audience

Collaborative and conscious leadership – from palliative care clinicians and educators in any role and every discipline – is the key to

When parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, and other family members gather around the holiday dinner table, conversations are typically sprinkled with small

Healthcare leaders, policy strategists, and other experts gathered recently in Washington D.C. for an all-day workshop on how to address a predicted

As a family practice physician working in Temecula in the 1980s, Dr. Laurence (Larry) Boggeln began making house calls to patients who

Alyssa Erikson, RN, PhD

A palliative care research proposal led by a professor at California State University, Monterey Bay (CSUMB) has received a grant of $60,000

I’ve been thinking a lot about leadership lately – not just the usual issues of the difference between leaders and managers, or