Welcome to "Medical Mavericks," a series from MedPage Today featuring interviews with healthcare professionals working in unconventional fields of health and medicine.

While the rendering is subject to change, Keaton’s House – Paul Paletta Children’s Hospice will be the ninth facility of its kind in Canada and will include 10 beds and a variety of services, such as ...

Doctors and residents in northern and rural Manitoba say health care in their communities must be a federal election priority this year, as emergency rooms continue to close and patients travel ...

Health systems around the country are piloting and rolling out AI projects to improve efficiencies and, ultimately, patient care. But how many of these initiatives are actually driving a return on ...

The Government of Kerala oversees the Kerala State Lotteries program. It was founded in 1967 and is the first of its kind in India, operating under the Kerala government's lottery department. The ...

The connection between economic opportunity and health outcomes couldn't be clearer. When manufacturing jobs disappear, people don't just lose paychecks — communities lose lives.

Gibson Harnett was a three-sport, standout athlete at Yarmouth High School. His battle with a rare cancer inspired him to do ...

Palliative Care Consult Service in a busy acute tertiary hospital, Fitzroy Assessing and reviewing patients to ensure they are appropriate for palliative care services Assessing patient care needs and ...

New Mexico, the most recent state to legalize physician-assisted suicide, did so in 2021. Delaware's Democratic governor vetoed a bill to legalize assisted dying in 2024, and in 2023, Republican ...

New Mexico, the most recent state to legalize physician-assisted suicide, did so in 2021. Delaware’s Democratic governor ...

Your Health MattersMeritus Health It’s a hard scenario to envision, but it’s something everyone should think about. What type ...

New data suggest that early integration of palliative care is increasingly being used in patients with advanced cancers, but use remains low overall.