Impact of Early Palliative Care on End-of-Life Outcomes in Hematologic Malignancies.

Patients with hematologic malignancies (HMs) receive more disease directed care at the end of life (EOL) and often die in the hospital. The impact of early palliative care (PC) consultation on EOL quality outcomes in HMs has not been well described. In 2017 we embedded a PC specialist within our inpatient malignant hematology team at our hospital in Providence, Rhode Island to facilitate the use of early PC.

Food Insecurity and Chronic Disease: Addressing Food Access as a Healthcare Issue.

Food insecurity, or lack of access to nutritionally adequate food, affects millions of US households every year. Food insecure individuals face disproportionately higher rates of chronic diseases, like diabetes mellitus and HIV/AIDS, and therefore accrue more healthcare costs. This puts into motion a cycle of disease and expense that furthers disparities between food secure and insecure patients.

Reimagining Nutrition Education in a Teaching Kitchen. Findings from a Pilot Study.

Students in U.S. medical schools spend little time learning about nutrition as it relates to health and disease.