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User-Friendly Tools Help Older Adults Guide Future Medical Care
A user-friendly website on advance care planning, as well as easy-to-read advance directives, can be highly effective in empowering older adults to plan for their future medical care.
Most Nursing Home Residents Eligible for Palliative Care
Nearly 70 percent of nursing home residents are eligible for palliative care, but do not receive any corresponding support to provide relief from their symptoms and improve their quality of life.
Dazed & Confused: Marijuana Legalization Raises the Need for More Research
Researchers need access to multiple strains of marijuana in order to find out about its potential benefits or harms, but current legislation makes that extremely difficult. As states move ahead with recreational legalization, access is more critical than ever.
Looking for a Better Way to Die
Six UCSF health care experts share what California’s new End of Life Option Act law might mean for patients and providers.
Looking For a Better Way to Die
In California, terminally ill individuals can now choose to end their lives. In light of this, UCSF experts examine both the ethical responsibilities and implications for end-of-life and palliative care.
