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.

2010

MarketWatch, August 31,2010 Why You Should Care about Palliative Care, by Kristen Gerencher

health AGEnda, The John A. Hartford Foundation Blog, August 24, 2010 Palliative Care: We Still Have a Lot to Learn, by Diane E. Meier, MD

National Public Radio, August 24, 2010The Diane Rehm Show

New York Times, August 23, 2010 Frank Talk About Care at Life's End, by Jane E. Brody

American Cancer Society, Dr. Len's Cancer Blog, August 20, 2010 The Unexpected Benefits of Palliative Care, by J. Leonard Lichtenfeld, MD, MACP

USA Today, August 19, 2010, Palliative Care Can Help Patients Live Longer, by Liz Szabo

Medscape Today, August 19, 2010 Palliative Care Improved Survival in NSCLC; Study Challenges Current Approaches, by Zosia Chustecka (subscription required)

Boston Globe, August 19, 2010Cancer strategy: Easing the burden, by Stephen Smith

The Wall Street Journal, August 18, 2010 Study: Advanced Cancer Patients Receiving Early Palliative Care Lived Longer, by Katherine Hobson

The Washington Post, August 18, 2010Study shows value of quality-of-life cancer care, by Marilynn Marchione

New York Times, August 18, 2010Palliative Care Extends Life, Study Finds, by Donald G. McNeil, Jr.

Wellsphere, Bioethics Community, August 7, 2010 New York's Patient Right to Palliative Care Information Act, by Thaddeus Pope

Slate, August 4, 2010We Can't Save You: How to tell emergency room patients that they're dying, by Joanne Kenen

New York Times, August 2, 2010Feeding Dementia Patients with Dignity, by Roni Caryn Rabin

The New Yorker, August 2, 2010Letting Go: What should medicine do when it can’t save your life?, by Atul Gawande

Fresh Air from WHYY, Dr. Atul Gawande: Make End Of Life More Humane, intereview with Terry Gross

Wall Street Journal, July 8, 2010Donor of the Day: Targeting Costs of Health Care, by Shelly Banjo

Health Leaders, July 7, 2010Protocols Need for Palliative Care at End of Life, by Cheryl Clark

New York Times, July 1, 2010Letters: My Father's Broken Heart, by Diane E. Meier, MD

Los Angeles Times, June 28, 2010Americans Overtreated to Death, by Marilynn Marchione

New York Times, June 14, 2010My Father's Broken Heart, by Katy Butler

Modern Healthcare.com, May 31, 2010Easing their Pain. Palliative Care Grows Despite Reimbursement Issues, by Jennifer Lubell (may require registration).

National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization, Press Release, May 10, 2010National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization Releases Statement and Commentary on Palliative Sedation Therapy to Promote Greater Understanding .

Kaiser Health News, May 10, 2010New Law Could Help Hospice Patients Continue Aggressive Medical Treatments, by Jordan Rau

Parade, April 25, 2010One Last Magical Evening, by Gail Sheehy

Medscape, April 20, 2010Palliative Care Programs Continue to Increase in American Hospitals, by Roxanne Nelson

Democracy Now!, March 24, 2010Palliative Care Pioneer Dr. Diane Meier on How People Struggle with Serious, Sometimes Terminal, Illness

Medscape Today, March 18, 2010Survey Shows Palliative Care Widely Available in US, But Gaps Still Exist, by Maria Sgambati, MD

Business Week, March 16, 2010 Pain Relief Often Delayed for Cancer Patients, by Randy Dotinga

Minneapolis StarTribune, New tool lets patients call the shots at end of their lives, by Josephine Marcotty

AAHPM Blog, Diane Meier Is Working for You on Policy

Geri-Pal, A Geriatrics and Palliative Care Blog, Maintaining Relationships: Stop Using the Words ‘Terminal’, ‘Dying’, ‘Hospice’, ‘Advance Directives’ and ‘Bereavement’ that Push Others Away, by Diane E. Meier, M.D

An Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform Event, Health Care Reform and Older Americans: Achieving Better Chronic Care at Lower Costs

The New Health Dialogue, March 3, 2010This Is Why We Need Palliative Care, by Joanne Kenen

The Philadelphia Enquirer, February 28,2010A Look at the New Field of Palliative Care, by Michael Vitez

Aging Well, Winter 2010Advance Care Planning: Why It Matters to You, by Diane E. Meier, M.D.

Advance for Nurses, February 10, 2010Two Worlds Unite, by Ainsley Maloney Di Duca

health AGEnda, The John A. Hartford Foundation Blog, February 2, 2010Solving Chronic Care at Brookings, Part II, by Amy Berman

US Food & Drug Administration, January 26, 2010FDA Approves Morphine Sulfate Oral Solution for Relief of Acute and Chronic Pain, press release

Los Angeles Times, January 22, 2010Choices at the End of Life, by Lisa Zamosky

The Huffington Post, January 15, 2010Palliative Care Needs a Positive Spin, by Dr. Elaine Schattner

2009

The Birmingham News, November 27, 2009Every UAB med student to learn more about caring for elderly, by Jeff Hansen

Houston Chronicle, November 22, 2009Help with Hoping and Coping, by Rena Lee

New York Times, November 22, 2009End-of-Life Planning and the House Health Bill, letter to the editor by Carol Sieger

New York Times, November 20, 2009Doctors Debate: Should City Aid Growth in Palliative Care?, by Anemona Hartocollis

New York Times, November 16, 2009My Near Death Panel Experience, by Earl Blumenauer

The Hospitalist, November 2009Mentored Implementation, by Brendan Shank

American Cancer Society, October 13, 2009 James A. Block, M.D., to Receive Inaugural Pathfinder in Palliative Care Award

Fort-Myers News-Press, September 13, 2009 Health care debate brings end of life choices to the forefront, by Dan Warner

AC 360°, September 11, 2009 Collateral damage in the ruckus over healthcare reform, by Steven M. Asch, Karl Lorenz, and Diane Meier

NCI Cancer Bulletin, September 8, 2009 Growing Pains: Palliative Care Making Gains, by Carmen Phillips

Detroit Free Press, September 7, 2009 Prior Planning Can Ease Tough Family Decisions, by Patricia Anstett

Detroit Free Press, September 7, 2009 Q+A: Making end of life decisions is far from simple, by Patricia Anstett

DesMoines Register, August 28, 2009 It's about quality of life, not end of life, by Diane E. Meier, M.D.

WILL am 580 (Illinois Public Media), August 26, 2009 Making Your Wishes Known: Advanced Care Planning, an interview with Diane E. Meier, M.D.

U.S. News & World Report, August 25, 2009 8 Facts to Know About Palliative Care, by Sarah Baldauf

Crain's New York Business, August 20, 2009 Mount Sinai doc counters ‘death panel’ critics, by Elizabeth MacBride

Health Affairs Issue Briefing, August 20, 2009 (End Of Life Issues segment) FACT VS. FICTION: Key Issues in Health Reform

Health Affairs Journal Conference, C-Span Video Library, August 20, 2009End of Life Issues and Health Care Legislation (available for purchase at C-Span)

Kaiser Health News, August 20, 2009 Palliative Care Experts Focus On Comfort Before Death

The New York Times, August 20, 2009 At the End, Offering Not a Cure but Comfort, by Anemona Hartocollis

Newsweek, August 20, 2009 Beyond “Death Panels”: The Right Way To Die, by Ian Yarett

USA Today, August 18, 2009 Even phone calls help cancer patients, by Lisa Szabo

Philadelphia Business Today, August 16, 2009 Consumer Watch: In health-care debate, fears trump facts, by Jeff Gelles

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, August 14, 2009 Doctors want end-of-life provision resuscitated, by Guy Boulton

WBUR, April 2009 Quality of Death. End of Life Care in America: Inside Out

Minnesota Public Radio, April 17, 2009 Terminally ill children often get inadequate pain treatment, by Lorna Benson

WBUR, April 2009 Quality of Death, End of Life Care in America: Inside Out

Seattle Times, April 10, 2009FDA reversal OKs morphine painkiller for dying, by Malcolm Ritter, Associated Press

The New England Journal of Medicine, February 26, 2009 Slowing the Growth of Health Care Costs — Lessons from Regional Variation, by Elliott S. Fisher, M.D., M.P.H., Julie P. Bynum, M.D., M.P.H., and Jonathan S. Skinner, Ph.D.

The Commonwealth Fund, January 28, 2009 Case Study: Proving and Then Improving the Value of Palliative Care Services at Mount Sinai Medical Center, by Vida Foubister

2008

Children's Hospice and Palliative Care Coalition, December 5, 2008, California’s Pediatric Palliative Care Waiver Approved by Federal Government

Journal of Palliative Medicine, November 2008, 11(9):1189-1194, Operational Features for Hospital Palliative Care Programs: Consensus Recommendations, by David E. Weissman, MD, FACP, and Diane E. Meier, MD, FACP

Journal of Palliative Medicine, October 2008, 11(8):1094-1102, Variability in Access to Hospital Palliative Care in the United States, by Benjamin Goldsmith, BA, Jessica Dietrich, MPH, Qingling Du, MS, and R. Sean Morrison, MD

Advisory Board Finance Watch, November 7, 2008, Palliative care programs boost quality, offer ‘strong’ financial incentives . . . (Membership Required)

The New York Times, September 23, 2008, 25 Receive $500,000 ‘Genius’ Fellowships, by Patricia Cohen

The Wall Street Journal HealthBlog, September 23, 2008, Four Doctors Win $500,000 MacArthur Genius Awards, posted by Jacob Goldstein

Reuters UK, September 8, 2008, Special care teams help U.S. patients, hospitals, by Julie Steenhuysen

MedPage Today, September 8, 2008, Palliative Care Programs Lead to Cost Savings, by John Geever

Archives of Internal Medicine, September 8, 2008, Cost Savings Associated With US Hospital Palliative Care Consultation Programs, by Sean Morrison et al.

Oncology Times, August 10, 2008, The Evolution of the Pioneering Palliative Care Center at Medical College of Wisconsin, by Amy Rothman Schonfeld, PhD

RedOrbit.com, June 15, 2008, Consumer Reports Offers Research on Hospitals

HealthLeaders Magazine, June 13, 2008, The Case for Palliative Care, by Molly Rowe

JAMA, June 11, 2008, The Role of Chemotherapy at the End of Life, by Sarah Elizabeth Harrington, MD and Thomas J. Smith, MD

JAMA, June 11, 2008, Palliative Care for Patients With Head and Neck Cancer, by Amy J. Markowitz, JD and Michael W. Rabow, MD

USNEWS.COM, June 3, 2008, Palliative Care

Albany Times Union, May 25, 2008, Palliative care needed for Alzheimer's patients, by Michael C. Brannigan

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

Denver Post, March 25, 2008, Patients and families consider palliative care, by Katy Human

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

Science Daily, January 14, 2008, Guidelines To Improve Care Of Three Symptoms At End Of Life

New York Times, January 4, 2008, U.S. Curtailing Bids to Expand Medicaid Rolls, by Robert Pear

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.”