Artificial intelligence is beginning to affect every aspect of our lives, including when physicians should have the conversation broaching palliative care with patients. Machine learning, a type of AI, uses statistical models and algorithms to recognize data patterns and make predictions on behalf of doctors. But how accurate is it?

In November 2021, The Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced a historic increase in Medicare Part B premiums, from $148.50 in 2021 to $170.10 in 2022. The agency justified the 14.5% increase, the largest in the history of the Medicare program, by citing three contributing factors: skyrocketing prescription drug costs, increased healthcare utilization due…

If a good death comes at a cost, why isn’t one of the richest nations making the grade? The United States spends more on healthcare than any other nation in the world. In 2018, the U.S. paid $365 billion for end-of-life care for millions of Americans, including palliative and hospice services. But the U.S. ranks…

Of all the troubling pandemic trends, Zoombombing is perhaps the most deplorable. Zoombombing, or the act of hackers taking over a private Zoom feed to share upsetting images, has been on the rise since March, 2020. Zoombombers have targeted twelve-step meetings, meetup.com groups, lectures, and lately, funerals and memorial services.