I took my 6 year old daughter to see the new Disney movie "Up" today, expecting some good wholesome laughs. I got plenty of those - the movie really ... Read More

I met a woman, Annalise, the other day who told me she was planning a trip to San Diego with her mother as a sort of "farewell" for her mothers ... Read More

Farrah Fawcett, the actress and former model best known for her role in "Charlie's Angels" has been battling anal cancer for several years that is now stage IV and has ... Read More

The Obama administration reported Tuesday that the recession has contributed to a much faster than anticipated depletion of the Medicare and Social Security programs. Medicare, which covers health care, ... Read More

Mothers Day can take on a whole new meaning if your mother or child is sick, dying, or recently deceased. You might find yourself wishing that you had more ... Read More

Just in time to celebrate National Nurses Day, Thaddeus Pope at the Medical Futility Blog has given us a round up of the latest and greatest blogs on the web ... Read More

We all know a nurse - whether she's our mother, brother, friend, or the nurse that cared for us at our worst, we've all been impacted in some way by ... Read More

I live in California, one of 13 states that have medical marijuana laws. As you can imagine, I've come across several palliative care and hospice patients who have a ... Read More