Solitude can be a good friend at any age for those who have learned to embrace its opportunities. Loneliness, on the other hand, is another story. While every age experiences some level of loneliness, older adults are often assumed to experience loneliness more as their peers die. People often imagine
Frances Shani Parker, Author African Americans have a long history of valid reasons to distrust America’s healthcare system, particularly regarding medical research. Incidents go far beyond the well known Tuskegee Institute Syphilis Experiment, in which the
By Vivian Lam Holistic care is essential in the mission to fully meet a patient’s needs. And a holistic perspective is the backbone of end of life and palliative care–it’s the basis of having an interprofessional team that acknowledges that quality of life is multifaceted,