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 ...

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 ...

Palliative care is a whole-person approach to care that includes managing symptoms and side effects, psychosocial health, and spiritual concerns, for an overall improved quality of life. Palliative ...

Most people are familiar with the idea of hospice, although at times they simply associate hospice care with death. What most do not realize is palliative care is a part of hospice care and is aimed ...

Palliative care provides holistic support, addressing physical, emotional, social, and spiritual well-being, and is distinct from hospice care. Multidisciplinary teams collaborate with healthcare ...

Discover a comprehensive palliative care plan designed to enhance quality of life for those with metastatic bladder cancer.

Tuesday Health and Buckeye Health Plan, a company of Centene Corporation (NYSE: CNC), today announced a new partnership to bring expanded palliative care to Ohioans living with serious illness. The ...

The American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine in March appointed Kristina Newport, MD, as chief medical officer for the organization. Dr. Newport currently serves as chief of palliative care ...

Different from hospice or palliative care, end-of-life doulas help shepherd patients and loved ones through the process of ...

Progressive pulmonary fibrosis (PPF) requires earlier, structured palliative care discussions, yet implementation remains inconsistent.

Bhubaneswar: Govt will extend palliative care services to rural areas of the state by providing training to staff of ...