Nancy Delia knows cancer treatment saved her life after she was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (Ph+). But while ...

Palliative care is an interdisciplinary team approach to care, with a focus on comfort and quality of life rather than prolongation of life or "cure" for a patient and their loved ones.

A scientific statement has been published by the AHA regarding palliative and end-of-life care in patients with critical cardiovascular illness.

Rehabilitative palliative care is an interdisciplinary approach that is recommended as best practice to respond to these challenges. Through integrating the rehabilitative principles of person-centred ...

Palliative care – also known as supportive care or comfort care – is a medical subspecialty that takes a whole health approach to treat the physical and mental symptoms caused by critical ...

We use a comprehensive approach by focusing on the whole patient ... to the challenges of providing serious illness care. At the UAB Center for Palliative and Supportive Care, our researchers focus on ...

Karla Flores was diagnosed with a rare brain tumor. An misplaced MRI found a second, nearly inoperable, tumor on her spine.

Palliative care has an image problem ... have a stake in the game and all of us need to be providing a palliative approach. "In the future, personally, I hope no one needs us because we've ...

A Indigenous organization in Toronto celebrated the grand opening on Thursday of its new health care facility that brings ...

Effective pain management is a cornerstone of palliative care and involves a multimodal approach. Assessment: Regular pain ...

Importance of Research and Technological Advancements for Patients Facing the End of Life As clinicians strive to improve their care of patients with palliative care issues, research will also ...