Aug 13, 2026
As Diane Meier remarks to start today’s podcast, palliative care has come a long way from the days when we were the “brink of death” consult. We’re seeing patients earlier and earlier in the course of illness. In fact, the evidence base for specialist palliative care is arguably stronger in the outpatient...
Aug 6, 2026
Up until just a couple years ago, an 85-year-old patient presenting with gradual, amnestic memory loss was almost automatically presumed to have Alzheimer’s disease. However, new biomakers and the recognition of conditions like Limbic-predominant age-related TDP-43 encephalopathy (LATE) are reshaping our understanding...
Jul 30, 2026
Can simple, evidence-based video decision aids—paired with structured clinician training—improve Advance Care Planning (ACP) documentation and goal-concordant care? That’s the question we pose in this week's podcast with Dr. Joshua Lakin and Dr. Kei Ouchi. We break down the methodologies behind two major...
Jul 23, 2026
The longevity industry is booming. Influencers are promoting this and that as promoting healthy aging, longevity, and healthspan, and it’s hard for us, much less our patients, to make sense of it. To be sure, we should always start by recommending exercise, nutritious foods, good sleep habits, and meaningful social...
Jul 2, 2026
Who's better at delivering palliative care to patients with liver disease: palliative care specialists, or hepatologists who have received liver disease-specific palliative care training?
That’s the question we take a deep dive into on this week's podcast by breaking down the PAL-LIVER trial, published this year in...