Palliative care or hospice? What's the distinction?
If a doctor diagnoses you with a serious illness and suggests palliative care, don't jump to conclusions.
Jul 28, 2025
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Health Care Facilities Workforce and Services: News and Research on Hospice Care
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Insights into palliative care for patients with cancer
For patients with a cancer diagnosis, early specialty palliative care is considered the standard of care. However, many patients with advanced cancer do not consistently receive specialty palliative care, especially during ...
Jul 28, 2025
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Nurses face barriers to providing quality end-of-life care in aged care homes
Nurses play a critical role in recognizing and responding to end-of-life needs in aged care, often identifying signs of decline up to a year before death.
Jul 22, 2025
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ALS care: Global differences in life support decisions
A new study reveals striking international differences in how doctors approach the sensitive issue of tracheostomy invasive ventilation (TIV) for patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Cultural norms and health ...
Jun 12, 2025
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Assisted dying: Five questions that need answering before it can work in practice
An attempt to make assisted dying legal in England and Wales continues to make its way through parliament, with MPs currently scheduled to have a final vote on the bill in June.
May 19, 2025
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New paper addresses ethical implications of long-term care, prioritizing quality and safety
The American College of Physicians (ACP) has published a new paper addressing the challenges and ethical implications of current long-term care services and business models, calling for more research into meeting vulnerable ...
May 6, 2025
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Housing instability complicates end-of-life care for aging unhoused populations
Research estimates that one-third or more of the unhoused population in the U.S. is age 50 or older.
Apr 7, 2025
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For cancer patients, oncologists often have the final word
For terminally ill cancer patients, the final days of life are immensely personal, having the choice to continue cancer treatments, or to stop treatments and prioritize a more comfortable passing. What a patient wants, however, ...
Mar 1, 2025
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Video helps patients with defibrillators understand options, improve end-of-life care
A UT Southwestern Medical Center quality improvement team led a large-scale, multispecialty project in partnership with the Parkland Center of Innovation and Value to help patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillators ...
Feb 26, 2025
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Research finds low uptake of supportive care at the end-of-life for patients with advanced cancer
Despite considerable efforts to improve the quality of end-of-life care in the United States, a new retrospective study led by American Cancer Society (ACS) researchers revealed that close to half of patients with advanced ...
Feb 21, 2025
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