The death of a child is a special sorrow. No matter the circumstances, a child's death is a life-
altering experience. Except for the child who dies suddenly and without forewarning …

This article reviews an aspect of daily clinical practice which is of critical importance in
virtually every clinical consultation, but which is seldom formally considered. Non-clinical …

In this work, we examine the extent to which embeddings may encode marginalized
populations differently, and how this may lead to a perpetuation of biases and worsened …

Abstract African Americans and Latinos use services that require a doctor's order at lower
rates than do whites. Racial bias and patient preferences contribute to disparities, but their …

Background and Purpose—The purpose of this statement is to delineate basic expectations
regarding primary palliative care competencies and skills to be considered, learned, and …

Background It is unknown whether the rate of survival after in-hospital cardiopulmonary
resuscitation (CPR) is improving and which characteristics of patients and hospitals predict …

Context Long-term acute care hospitals have emerged as a novel approach for the care of
patients recovering from severe acute illness, but the extent and increases in their activity at …

Background and Purpose—Do-not-resuscitate (DNR) orders are commonly used after
severe stroke. We hypothesized that there is significant variability in how these orders are …

Purpose Despite well-documented racial and ethnic differences in advance care planning
(ACP), we know little about why these differences exist. This study tested proposed …

African Americans are overrepresented among reported coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-
19) cases and deaths. There are a multitude of factors that may explain the African American …