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Nov 22, 20236 min read
Is Moderate Alcohol Consumption Really Good for Your Health?
Learn about conflicts of interest and biases in health-related research. What are the conflicts of interest?
Feb 14, 20233 min read
6 Tips for Being Your Own Health Advocate
by Gabriel Patel at Healthwise (guest author) You trust your doctor to provide you with exceptional healthcare, but the unfortunate...
Jan 16, 20233 min read
Using Palliative Care Concepts to Improve Self-Management of Your Health Part III: When to Consider
Although palliative care is a relatively new field, there is an expectation, as in other areas of medicine, that most healthcare...
Jan 16, 20235 min read
Ask Dr. Benzi: How do I find a (palliative care) specialist for my chronic condition?
Question: Healthcare Question: I have fibromyalgia. I was diagnosed in 2000 when I was 23. I have been very lucky to have mostly avoided...
Dec 21, 20223 min read
Using Palliative Care Concepts to Improve Self-Management of Your Health Part II: Improving the Care
Over the past few years I have been working as a researcher, educator and advocate to try to get more healthcare professionals to...
Oct 11, 20222 min read
Using Palliative Care Concepts to Improve Self-Management of Your Health Part I: Applying It
The first step in tackling any problem is awareness. The concept of total pain is helpful to increase our awareness of the many ways a...
Sep 16, 20222 min read
Using Palliative Care Concepts to Improve Self-Management of Your Health: Introduction to the Series
Palliative care has been called the best kept secret in medicine because it is both extremely valuable to almost all people with serious...
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