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Omicron Variant Detected in Massachusetts The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) today announced that genetic sequencing has identified the COVID-19 Omicron variant for the first time in a case in Massachusetts. The individual is a female in her 20s…Read more →

Background: Internationally, the epidemiology of dying is changing with people dying at an older age from an expected death and with complex health care needs. An increasing proportion of people require hospital care with the need to strengthen the quality of this care well-articulated. Evidence about what enables optimal inpatient palliative care is available. Articulating how to enable this within clinical practice is required. Objective: To investigate the domains of care that are most import...

Somehow the act of handwriting words and sentences to communicate is fading from our culture. Gone are the days of letters to and from grandparents. Instead, we FaceTime or, more recently, Zoom. Gone are the days of mailing a postcard to friends while you were on vacation (which, admittedly, often did not arrive until after you were home). Instead, we take a selfie with the mauve beach scene behind us and text it instantly. While electronic forms of communication are certainly fast, something g...