In homes across the U.S., families increasingly know someone who has been sick or hospitalized with COVID-19. The death toll passed a quarter-million Americans on Nov. 18, less than 10 months into the pandemic.
Nov 19, 2020
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As the number of infections, hospitalizations and deaths caused by COVID-19 continues to rise, researchers at The University of Toledo say advance care planning has never been more urgent—particularly in minority communities ...
Nov 13, 2020
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Palliative care should extend across China and pay more attention to managing non-malignant disease—integrated within the country's healthcare system and available to everyone who needs it, according to a new study.
Oct 21, 2020
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No one likes to think about their own mortality. But COVID-19 has shoved life's dark questions to the forefront: "What if I'm hooked to a ventilator and can't speak?" "If my heart stops beating, do I want to be resuscitated?" ...
Oct 19, 2020
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Older adults and those with chronic health conditions share an increased risk of experiencing severe symptoms if they contract COVID-19.
Aug 26, 2020
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(HealthDay)—There has been an increase in completion of advance directives (ADs) during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a research letter published online July 20 in JAMA Network Open.
Jul 21, 2020
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A new tool that predicts risk of death and admission to a long-term care facility for patients with dementia may help conversations between health care providers, patients and their families, according to new research in ...
Apr 20, 2020
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Advance care planning is especially crucial during a crisis such as the COVID-19 pandemic. Regenstrief Institute and Indiana University researchers Susan Hickman, Ph.D., and Kathleen Unroe, M.D., MHA, created a video to help ...
Apr 14, 2020
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Much of the global conversation around the COVID-19 pandemic has revolved around how to prevent the spread of the virus. But along with staying home, maintaining social distance and washing hands, it's important to also be ...
Apr 8, 2020
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Sharing preferences for end of life care, known as advance care planning, may be linked to longer survival in terminally ill patients, suggests the first study of its kind, published online in the journal BMJ Supportive & ...
Dec 10, 2019
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