Palliative care nurse and ward manager Sophie Brew works at a Sue Ryder Hospice, supporting people with terminal illnesses to ...

Just over a decade ago, the World Health Assembly unanimously resolved that palliative care is an ethical responsibility of health systems; however, access to palliative care remains abysmal in ...

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 ...

Cardiovascular disease remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in adults despite recent scientific advancements. Although people are living longer lives, there may be an adverse impact on ...

The church's guidelines for elderly care in its residential homes, stressing that life must be protected 'until its very ...

and consensus is lacking even among palliative care professionals about what palliative care is and does.27 28 In order for the public to understand and benefit from the timely provision of palliative ...

Ongoing shortages of opioid medicines are impacting palliative care patients ... medications are not listed on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS), patients may also be left to pay ...

Meta-analyses and empirical studies consistently find that palliative care delivers multiple benefits: it enhances quality of life, emotional wellbeing, and symptom management for individuals. It ...

meter home is no ordinary accommodation. It is on the first floor of a nine-story condominium equipped with facilities for the elderly set in 23 rai (36,800 sq. meters) named Sawangkanives ...

Fears are growing that dying children are not getting the end-of-life care they deserve while the country's only publicly-funded paediatric palliative care specialist is on extended leave. Starship ...

More information: Melika Azim Zadegan et al, Remote Monitoring Acceptance in Elderly Neurological Patients: Examining Sociodemographic Factors in the Pre-Implementation Phase, Home Health Care ...

Critics, however, warn that millions of new elderly and disabled individuals with limited mobility might have to travel hundreds of miles to apply for Social Security benefits or receive other help.