Insights

<p>"Dignity therapy" is a "novel psychotherapeutic approach" that gives patients with a 6-month life expectancy "an opportunity to reflect on things that matter most to them or that they would most want remembered." In fact, hospice volunteers have been providing dignity therapy for decades.</p>

<p>This week, a delegation from Ireland is expected to meet with officials in Bahrain to lobby them to drop charges against dozens of doctors and nurses who have been arrestedfor treating victims of the government’s crackdown on protesters.</p>

<p>Bad air on school buses, the benefits of Medicaid, concerns over hospice care and more from our Daily Briefing.</p>

<p>Featured this week is a communications and marketing opportunity with the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials in Virginia. We also list the most updated information on upcoming grants, fellowships and educational opportunities.</p><p>&nbsp;</p>

<p>Where does a doctor who has found himself in trouble go to find work? Weight loss surgery clinics.</p>

<p>California communities have received millions of dollars for mental health treatment from a new state tax. Are they wasting it? Get tips on how to find out.</p>

<p>Whooping cough vaccinations for schoolkids, a stalled worker safety rule, medical debt woes and more from our Daily Briefing.</p>

<p>A grim future for California's adult day health centers, Groupon's move into health care, colon cancer deaths on the decline and more from our Daily Briefing.</p>

<p>Dr. Scott Bickman saw first-hand how the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency handled complaints about a painkiller mill running in clinics in Santa Ana and Anaheim Hills. And he asks a good question: why did it take so long for the DEA to shut the clinics down?</p><p>&nbsp;</p>

<p>After 60+ years of smoking, my mother-in-law’s lungs were surely a toxic wasteland, yet nothing would make her quit. Journalist Ricki Lewis examines the risks and benefits of Chantix and highlights a new way to get smokers to quit: texting.</p>