LIFE IN THE END ZONE

LIFE IN THE END ZONE: A discussion of topical issues for anyone concerned with the final phase of life by Muriel R. Gillick, MD

July 30, 2020

Have We Been Barking Up the Wrong Tree?

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More of my blog posts deal with dementia than with any other subject and the news about Alzheimer’s disease over the years has been large...
July 17, 2020

What's the Risk?

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Nearly six months into the pandemic, we ought to know the important risk factors for serious illness or death from Covid-19. Whether becaus...
July 14, 2020

When Will We Ever Learn?

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Residents of long-term care facilities in the US have been hit harder by the COVID-19 pandemic than have any other group. They have almost ...
June 19, 2020

Telemedicine Tips

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For years, Medicare has defined a visit with the doctor, what it calls an "encounter" as comprising the history, physical exam...
May 22, 2020

Doctor, Meet Family Caregiver

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Here's a short video pitched to physicians, extolling family caregivers and explaining how partnering with caregivers can help both ph...
May 20, 2020

Show Time!

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Here is a short video I made for family caregivers.
May 05, 2020

What's the Risk?

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            A new study of 5700 consecutive COVID-19 patients hospitalized in the New York area is making waves   because it reports a hig...
April 29, 2020

What Has Become of the Patients?

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Frontline physicians are reporting a mysterious phenomenon—as hospitals began preparing for and in some cases started receiving an onslaugh...
April 27, 2020

The Doctor is On Line

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The Commonwealth Fund just released a study reporting on primary care office visits in the COVID-19 era and it’s disturbing. In-person off...
April 22, 2020

If We Had 2020 Vision, What Would Nursing Homes Look Like?

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Futurism is all the rage: worn down by the relentless drumbeat of Coronavirus hospitalizations and deaths, the mind-numbing unemployment st...
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