Researchers evaluated billing for early palliative care among Medicare beneficiaries who were newly diagnosed with 1 of 6 common distant-stage cancers.

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Although physician-assisted suicide is still illegal in most parts of the world, the practice is currently legal in about a ...

New York's home care program's transition to a single payroll processor has been anything but smooth, with some personal aides reporting they’re unable to log their hours, despite the state’s ...

For years, my friend’s father asked me to recount his childhood escape from the Nazis. Why did it take me this long?

ASHLAND Although Rick Waddle deals with death on a daily basis, he doesn’t view it that way. The Community Hospice nurse hones in on enhancing a patient’s quality of life rather than focusing on the ...

And here's what makes them different: memory care communities see it all. They deal every day with challenges you may be ...

Choices Program, which supports patients in Delaware, Otsego, and Schoharie counties, was created to bring in-home palliative care services to older adults who are facing a serious illness. Palliative ...

Correspondence to Dr Camilla Zimmermann, Department of Supportive Care, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; camilla.zimmermann{at}uhn.ca Objective WHO ...

If you or a loved one needs occasional help around the house or 24/7 medical care, a local Home Instead agency can match you to a caretaker with the appropriate qualifications and the skillset for ...

Some of the services Medicare covers include: part-time skilled nursing care physical therapy occupational therapy speech and language therapy part-time home health aide services Private insurance ...