The distinction between palliative care and hospice care can be confusing when deciding the next best course of action when you or a loved one is faced with a serious illness. Although both care plans ...

We sat down with Dr. Ashley Fedusenko to clear up some common questions about palliative care—what it really means, how it’s ...

For many people with cancer and other serious diseases, palliative care is an important element of their journey.

>> WHAT MAKES A GOOD DEATH FOR YOU? WHAT IS GOING TO MAKE YOU MOST COMFORTABLE WHEN THAT TIME COMES? >> DR. HELEN GORDON IS THE DIRECTOR OF PALLIATIVE CARE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND ST. JOSEPH ...

Palliative care has been proven to help patients recovering from heart failure or illness. As in many other healthcare treatments, there is a gap in access. Black patients are 15% less likely to ...

Palliative care is quality care, and providers and health systems need to do a better job at ensuring there is equity in palliative care, said Nadine J. Barrett, PhD, MA, MS, FACCC, of Wake Forest ...

Patients with ovarian cancer who utilized palliative care tended to have fewer hospital readmissions than those who did not, according to a recent study. Palliative care, which focuses on easing the ...

India has just four palliative-care centres for every 10 million people, leaving millions battling cancer, chronic illnesses ...

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The phenomenon of patients trapped in a “rehabbed to death” cycle is all too prevalent, and it could be disrupted by better ...