Modern medicine can treat and cure countless health conditions, but it can’t always repair the quality-of-life impairments these conditions leave behind. Palliative care is a health care service ...

There are few certainties in healthcare, but one is that hospitals will generally be facing an increasingly older population. And with age comes more chronically and severely ill patients. This is a ...

Serious illnesses like cancer can create a whirlwind of chaos, from physical pain to emotional distress. While chemotherapy and radiation target the disease itself, they can sometimes leave patients ...

Every year, thousands of families sit in hospital rooms hearing words no one wants to hear: "We have done everything we can." ...

Dear Carol: After caring for my mom for years, I moved her to memory care due to her dementia. At 93, she is fading. This memory care has some nursing available for an extra charge, and they’ve been ...

Of course being diagnosed with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) feels overwhelming. Between juggling treatments, managing symptoms and side effects, and dealing with the anxiety of a ...

As Hospis Malaysia prepares for its 10th Voices for Hospices Gala Dinner, the country’s leading palliative care organisation ...

Admission to a palliative care ward usually signals nearing death - a prospect that often stirs sombre or uneasy emotions. Iris Ranke-Greve offers a refreshing and compassionate perspective. "It's a ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . CHICAGO — During her fellowship as a palliative care physician, Sunita Puri, MD, met a patient who taught her ...

Uganda is the only low income country to attain “advanced” status in a global ranking of palliative care services, just one ...

Speaking at the World Hospice and Palliative Care Day Commemoration 2025 in Kampala, Mark Donald Mwesiga, Executive Director ...