The following are recent articles of interest to palliative care professionals. We have included links to any free articles on the Internet. All other articles require a subscription or registration to access.

2008

Medical News Today, April 25, 2008, Palliative Care Is The Area Of Health Care In Which Doctors Can Make The Greatest Difference To Their Patients

Cure, Spring 2008, 'The New Specialty in Cancer Care,' by Joanne Kenen

Star-Tribune, Minneapolis-St. Paul, March 15, 2008, Moving Beyond 'More Is Better,' by Josephine Marcotty

2007

Washington Post, December 11, 2007, Time Is Money? Not for Docs, by Lindsay Minnema

The Safety Net, December 1, 2007, Volume 21, Number 3, Palliative Care Issue

Annals of Internal Medicine, November 20, 2007, Volume 147, Issue 10, pages 730-731, Coordinating Care: A Major (Unreimbursed) Task of Primary Care by Thomas Bodenheimer, MD

Annals of Internal Medicine, November 20, 2007, Volume 147, Issue 10, pages 693-698 How Much Time Do Physicians Spend Providing Care Outside of Office Visits?, by Jeffrey Farber, MD; Albert Siu, MD, MSPH and Patricia Bloom, MD

Science Daily, November 2, 2007, Don't Tell Mother She Has Cancer

Oncology Times, October 10, 2007, vol 29, no. 19: Hospice & Palliative Care Becoming More Integrated into US Health System, by Heather Lindsay

JAMA, September 19, 2007, vol 298, no. 11: Hospitals Embrace Palliative Care, by Bridget M. Kuehn

San Antonio Express-News, August 13, 2007: Palliative-care Doctor Teaches Other Physicians to Provide Comfort as Well as Treatment, by Melissa Fletcher Stoeltje

The Washington Post, July 3, 2007: A New Focus on Easing the Pain, by Joanne Kenen

Proto, Spring 2007: At Home in Hospice, by Linda Keslar

Science Daily, June 14, 2007: Early Palliative Care Linked To Shorter Stays in Intensive Care

Medical Newswire, June 5, 2007: Health Insurers Maintain A Competitive Edge By Expanding Palliative-Care Coverage

Trustee Magazine, May 2007: Care with Compassion, by Susan Meyers

The National Academies: Science in the Headlines, May 4: Growing Field of Medicine Coordinates Care for Chronically Ill, by Michelle Strikowsky

USA Today, April 26: Palliative workers team up to ease the pain, by Liz Szabo

CNN, April 23: Class trains doctors for the toughest conversation, by Judy Fortin

Los Angeles Times, February 5: Life on Her Terms, by Susan Brink

2006

Newsweek, October 16: Fixing America's Hospitals, by Claudia Kalb
Special Care at the End of Life, by David Noonan

Internal Medicine News, October 15: "Palliative Care to Be Recognized as New Subspecialty"

Quality and Safety in Healthcare, August 3: Improving Comfort and Communication in the ICU

Oncology Times, July 20: Hospital-Based Palliative-Care Programs Boon for Patients, Staff Alike

Wall Street Journal, May 16: "Care Varies Widely at Top Medical Center (registration required) by Ron Winslow

Internal Medicine News, March 15: "Palliative Medicine Gaining Ground"

J. Hosp. Med., Volume 1, no. 1: Palliative care in hospitals, by Diane E. Meier


The New York Times, January 10: "Let's Get Serious about Relieving Chronic Pain" (registration required) by Jane Brody

2005

Journal of Palliative Medicine, vol. 8, no. 6: The Growth of Palliative Care Programs in United States Hospitals

Los Angeles Times, November 26, 2005 Better Final Days (free registration required) by Shannon Brownlee.

New York Times Magazine, August 7, 2005.Will We Ever Arrive at the Good Death? by Robin Marantz Henig.

The Wall Street Journal, July 26, 2005. “A New Approach for the Sickest Babies.” by Andrea Peterson.

The Wall Street Journal, May 10, 2005. “Negotiating the Terms of Your Death.” by Andrea Petersen.

New York Times, March 21, 2005. “New Openness in Deciding When and How to Die,” by John Schwartz.

New York Times, March 20, 2005. “Experts Say Ending Feeding Can Lead to a Gentle Death,” by John Schwartz.

2004

Physician’s Weekly, December 6, 2004. “The Palliative Care Solution.”

Today’s Hospitalist, December 2004. “Profiles in Palliative Care,” by Edward Doyle.

Geriatrics & Aging, November 11, 2004. “Treatment of Nausea and Vomiting in the Older Palliative Care Patient.” Article by Dr. Hannah I. Lipman and Dr. Diane E. Meier.

Hospitals & Health Networks, October 28, 2004.“Reducing Costs, Improving Lives, with Palliative Care.”Article by Dr. Diane E. Meier.

Journal for Healthcare Quality, September/October 2004. “Palliative Care as a Quality Improvement Strategy for Advanced, Chronic Illness.”

NurseWeek, September 6, 2004.“A Final Embrace.”

Oncology News International, August 2004. “Palliative Care Units Appear Cost-Effective: An Interview With Thomas Smith, MD.”

New England Journal of Medicine, June 17, 2004. “Palliative Care.” Article by Dr. Diane E. Meier and Dr. R. Sean Morrison.

Hospitalist, May/June 2004. “UCSF to Mentor Hospitalists in Creating Inpatient Palliative Care Programs.” Article authored by Dr. Eva H. Chittenden.

New York Times, May 18, 2004. “When Alzheimer's Steals the Mind, How Aggressively to Treat the Body?”

New York Times, May 18, 2004. “The Right to Relief.” Letter from Dr. R. Sean Morrison.

BMJ USA, May 2004. “Variability in End of Life Care.” Editorial by Dr. Diane E. Meier

Oncology Times, April 25, 2004. “Establishing a Palliative Care Unit: Learning from the Palliative Care Leadership Center (Second of Two Parts).”

Oncology Times, April 10, 2004. “Establishing a Palliative Care Unit: Learning from the Palliative Care Leadership Center (First of Two Parts).”

Continuing Care Magazine, March/April 2004. “The Potential of Palliative Care.” Article by Dr. Diane E. Meier.

Wall Street Journal, March 10, 2004."Unlikely Way to Cut Hospital Costs: Comfort the Dying," by Gautam Naik.

Archives of Internal Medicine, January 12, 2004. “The Comprehensive Care Team.” Article authored by staff at the UCSF PCLC.

American Journal of Nursing, January 2004. “Acknowledging the ‘Elephant’: Communication in Palliative Care.”

2003

New York Times, December 30, 2003. “Facing Up to the Inevitable, in Search of a Good Death.”

Minnesota Health Care News, December 2003. “Palliative Care.” Article authored by Dr. Mark Leenay, Fairview PCLC.

Group Practice Journal, November/December 2003. “Effectively Managing Advanced, Chronic Illness Through Palliative Care.” Article by Dr. Diane E. Meier.

New York Times, November 18, 2003. “Scientist at Work: Providing Care, When the Cure Is Out of Reach.” Profile of Dr. Diane E. Meier

New York Times, November 18, 2003. “Name a Proxy Early to Prepare for the Unexpected.”