A terminally ill man says he has changed his mind on assisted dying since his diagnosis and would now pay for euthanasia. He is one of many patients and palliative care leaders who have been ...

French Prime Minister François Bayrou wants to split an "end of life" bill to separate the issue of "active assistance in ...

A program that provides palliative care to people with dementia and their caregivers lowered the number of emergency department visits and hospitalizations by approximately half in about a year, a new ...

Two clinical trials of dementia care programs report negative results in terms of patient neuropsychiatric symptoms and ...

Over 9,000 food items are now being reworked after the FDA banned Red Dye 3. WHO13's Teodora Mitov reports on a local cotton ...

Palliative care consultations helped patients with esophageal cancer at end-of-life experience better quality of life and ...

Establish ongoing home care that includes physical, emotional, and spiritual care.

Hospice provides palliative care, meaning that it addresses the physical, psychological, and spiritual needs of people with serious and terminal illnesses. Rather than simply addressing one's medical ...

Dr. Christopher R. Flowers delved into the meaning of MRD, discussing different ways that it may be tested for in patients with various types of cancer. The meaning of minimal residual disease (MRD) ...

Palliative care isn’t always a part of just end-of-life care. It can be used at any point to improve your quality of life — but it cannot cure an illness. Palliative chemotherapy may be used ...

On Jan 14, 2025, The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology published its Commission on the definition and diagnostic criteria of ... to define obesity status. Equal access to care remains an important ...

This has brought challenges. Care of the dying did not begin with palliative care. Traditions of caring for the seriously ill and grieving have existed for as long as humans have lived. The ...