Early palliative care is helping cancer patients and families cope, heal and live better from diagnosis onward.

If you or a loved one is suffering from a chronic or life-threatening condition, perhaps it is time to contact a palliative care doctor. Palliative medicine is a fast-growing field since its ...

Increasing the uptake of palliative care may decrease the aggressiveness of end-of-life care, an analysis of ovarian cancer decedents suggested. Palliative care initiated earlier than 3 months before ...

Rachel Yantzi is a Canadian nurse and mobile support technician. Rachel has a specialisation in paediatric and neonatal palliative care and previously went on assignment with MSF as a nursing ...

As New Zealand’s population ages, the number of people dying each year will rise rapidly. With hospices already experiencing ...

A widow has said that while the hospice system is a fantastic service, improvements are needed to out of hours support services.

The aim of palliative care for Lou Gehrig’s disease is to reduce symptoms and maintain the best quality of life possible. Palliative care may consist of physical, spiritual, and emotional support. Lou ...

A lecturer at the University of Ghana, Dr Eric Tornu, has called for an urgent proactive approach to palliative care in Ghana ...

A recent retrospective study found that earlier outpatient palliative care referrals for patients with advanced cancer were associated with a small increase in overall emergency department (ED) visits ...

This update comes at a time when the healthcare industry is rapidly shifting toward patient-centered models, digital access, ...

While South Africa is mourning the loss of veteran actress Nandi Nyembe, who passed away at the age of 75, her passing raises another important conversation around palliative care. For fans, Mam’ ...

India's aging population and rising chronic diseases highlight the urgent need for comprehensive palliative care policy ...