Palliative care is provided to all patients with serious illness, regardless of their prognosis. “Like palliative care, hospice provides comprehensive comfort care, as well as support for the family,” ...

Patients in their final weeks or months of life can turn to hospice care to manage their transition. But until then, patients have another option to help them live with serious illnesses. KERA’s Sam ...

New guidance from the American Heart Association (AHA) emphasizes the need to integrate palliative care into treatment plans for older heart patients. The scientific statement, published in ...

Palliative care is an approach focused on improving the quality of life of those with serious illnesses. Learn the palliative ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Palliative care is increasingly being implemented for nonmalignant diseases such as severe COPD, and a new study ...

In the intensive care unit (ICU), every second counts when treating critically ill patients. But among the cutting-edge technologies, there is rarely any sort of defined process to swiftly identify ...

Ordering a palliative care consultation by "default"—via an automatic order programmed into the electronic medical record that doctors may cancel if they choose—is an effective strategy to give more ...

Dr. Debra Lundquist, PhD, RN and Dr. Arun Ghoshal, MD, MBBS discuss the new update to the palliative care for patients with cancer guideline developed by an interdisciplinary Expert Panel. They share ...

McMaster University provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation CA. McMaster University provides funding as a member of The Conversation CA-FR. In a medical system that seems to be ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A nurse-led early palliative care intervention improved knowledge and disease preparedness among patients with ...