King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre has embedded palliative care as a core component of its oncology services, recognizing its role in addressing the complex physical, psychological, and ...

A rising number of patients in hospitals could affect the level of treatment carried out this winter, a group of regional NHS ...

Common symptoms that palliative care teams see in patients with metastatic breast cancer include pain, menopausal symptoms, ...

Palliative care, a type of healthcare for patients with life-threatening diseases, focuses on improving quality of life and managing pain. Unlike healthcare professionals who treat diseases or ...

In the intensive care unit (ICU), every second counts when treating critically ill patients. But among the cutting-edge technologies, there is rarely any sort of defined process to swiftly identify ...

Economic impact of palliative care among elderly cancer patients. Pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics (PK/PD), safety, and tolerability of fosaprepitant for the ...

Integrating palliative care, or supportive care, may be just as important as the anti-cancer therapies a patient receives when their cancer team aims to improve their quality and quantity of life, ...

Palliative care focuses on relief from the symptoms and stress of a serious illness such as cancer. It includes these aspects for people with cancer and for their families: pain and symptom management ...

As New York state moves toward the implementation of Medical Aid in Dying legislation, Chautauqua Hospice & Palliative Care (CHPC) is reaffirming its unwavering commitment to supporting individuals ...

"It is an extra hour every month, not once. [But] it doesn't have to be done by the doctor. It can be an advanced practice or [other trained] nurse," said Thomas Smith, MD, director of palliative ...

(From left) Dr. Wendy Peltier, who specializes in hospice and palliative medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin, and Dr. Ira Byock, a leading national advocate of palliative care. A bi-partisan ...