The principles of palliative care have made their way into the medical zeitgeist, which is great progress. Now is the moment to empower all doctors and specialists to incorporate this human-centered ...

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 ...

Though the obstacles are many, it’s worth the effort to provide palliative care to patients with heart failure, according to a new paper from the Heart Failure Society of America (HFSA). The consensus ...

Palliative care and hospice are two types of care offered to people with serious medical illnesses. Provided to anyone, at any stage, who is continuing curative treatments and would like support ...

Key features of palliative care include medication management, shared decision-making and goal-oriented care. Implementing patient-centered palliative care therapies, including prescribing, adjusting ...

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This year, the American Society of Clinical Oncology -- the world's leading oncology organization -- recommended palliative care for everyone with advanced cancer at the time of diagnosis and while ...

Increasing the uptake of palliative care may decrease the aggressiveness of end-of-life care, an analysis of ovarian cancer decedents suggested. Palliative care initiated earlier than 3 months before ...

Palliative care integration in oncology improves quality of life, reduces aggressive end-of-life care, and may prolong survival, while lowering healthcare costs. Operational challenges include ...

Despite proven benefits for patients and value for health systems, access to palliative care remains limited due to lack of awareness and workforce shortages. Low reimbursement rates have made matters ...

Odisha is expanding palliative care to rural areas by training healthcare staff at sub-health centres, PHCs, and CHCs. This initiative aims to provide essential end-of-life care, including pain ...