McClellan: Ira’s reward (Links to an external site)
St. Louis was once known for booze, shoes and baseball. Now it’s baseball, frozen custard and medicine. Our reputation in the third is largely due to the medical school at Washington University and its teaching arm — Barnes-Jewish Hospital.
Easing the final journey (Links to an external site)
He was young — still in his 40s — and facing a devastating diagnosis: congestive heart failure that would end his life too soon. Readily admitting that his own lifestyle decisions had brought him to this place, Mr. D (his name has been changed to protect his privacy) suffered from what could only be described […]
What is palliative care and how does it differ from hospice? (Links to an external site)
The term “palliative care” has been bandied about quite a bit as of late. But what does it mean? On Monday’s St. Louis on the Air, three people joined host Don Marsh to discuss what palliative care means and how it differs from hospice care.
How to talk about death, and why it matters (Links to an external site)
Adrienne Holden has seen hard deaths and easier deaths. Long ones and short ones. Times when the deceased left their families with precise instructions for their care and burial, and times when they did not.