The Washington Post had a good article explaining the differences between palliative or supportive care and hospice care. Many providers use the terms interchangeably despite their clear differences. Palliative care is a specialty that focuses on providing relief from a serious illness to improve the quality of life. Palliative care improves quality of life in

Political Influence The testing and release of a vaccine is an issue that has gained wide national attention. Media outlets have reported that White House political officials are blocking new safety guidelines for the emergency release of the coronavirus vaccines. Trump believes he needs the vaccine prior to the election to win re-election. Trump publicly

Endangering Others Trump endangered staff and secret service members when he returned to the White House against medical advice. He looked frail and weak. Trump shakily walked up a flight of stairs. He stupidly removed his mask. Experts say that someone in Trump‘s progression of the virus is still contagious. Several people could be seen

The Public Radio reported one of the saddest nursing home COVID stories since the pandemic started. This story epitomizes the burn-out many caregivers feel. The article starts off “The Eastgate Nursing and Rehabilitation Center…was so short-handed that its top administrator, Anna Zambrano, and five of other support staff took turns feeding, bathing and providing other

I hope the President recovers soon. Our prayers are with him.

As many of you know, I am a big Yankees fan. My favorite Yankee is Lou Gehring. Great hitter. Better person. Class act. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is also known as ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease. Well, he is smiling down on us today because of the progress with new treatments for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. The