October’s Letter from the CEO
Dear Friends,My sister told me I had to do a major attitude adjustment regarding our brother and his increasing/progressive cognitive decline. That is a tough suggestion for me to act on. I suspect many of
Actual Intelligence: What AI cannot replace in your care
Alan P. Feren, MD AI can help organize your health story. It should not replace the clinical work needed to understand it.Perhaps you have asked an artificial intelligence tool to help explain a medical term or
September’s Letter from the CEO
A few months ago, I asked my friend, Dr. Geoff Galbraith, to read a book that intrigued me. Written by Dr. Samuel Harrington, “At Peace: Choosing a Good Death after a Long Life” became the
What Your Gut Needs After Menopause
Your gut bacteria regulate more than digestion. They help regulate estrogenThe SignalPeople who eat more than thirty different plant foods per week have measurably more diverse gut bacteria than those who eat fewer than ten.
The Doulas Who Help Us Die
Before meeting a client, Virginia Chang, an end-of-life doula, performs a ritual that she calls “becoming an empty vessel.” She closes her eyes, plants her feet on the ground, and holds her arms at her
The clinic closes at 5. Illness does not.
At 5 p.m., the clinic closes. The appointment schedule ends, routine messages move into the next business day’s queue, and results that arrive later may wait for review. Patients are directed to an after-hours
Explaining clinical reasoning to patients in five questions
Every summer, a new class of medical students puts on a short white coat for the first time and walks onto a hospital floor. Elsewhere, third-year students begin their first clinical clerkships, and new
Grief Before and After Death
Shaping Our Sorrow How Grief Expression Guides Us Through Loss Grief often feels like an unpredictable landscape, yet it can also be a profound space for creativity. When we experience deep loss, finding new
August’s Letter from the CEO
Dr. Peggy Latare gave a talk at an ACN event earlier this year about gaining weight as we age. I’ve had many opportunities to reflect on her comments given my cousin’s preoccupation with her weight loss programs. My
July’s Letter from the CEO
Dear Friends, My friend Mary always thought she had time. At 67, she was active, independent, and still traveling a few times a year. Long-term care insurance had come up in conversation more than once—usually