Conducting goals of care conversations (GOCC) with specialty palliative consults (SPC) was associated with lower cost-related outcomes for both patients and hospitals ...

When someone has a condition that is difficult or impossible to cure, treatment often focuses on relieving the symptoms and improving the person’s quality of life. This vital form of care is called ...

Palliative care focuses on relief from the symptoms and stress of a serious illness such as cancer. It includes these aspects for people with cancer and for their families: pain and symptom management ...

Asian American families face cultural taboos, language gaps, and limited resources in end-of-life care, but early planning ...

Personalized care for the stress of serious illness. We use a comprehensive approach by focusing on the whole patient; addressing the physical, emotional, social, and spiritual suffering of disease.

How do you behave toward patients with life-threatening conditions who do not want to know all the details of the state of their health? This question brought psychologist Liesbeth van Vliet and ...

Integrating these care services can enhance patient QOL and address unmet needs in serious respiratory illnesses, explains ...

Living with a serious illness or dealing with the death of a loved one doesn’t come with a set of directions. These can be life-altering situations and it isn’t easy to know the next steps to take. At ...

Dr. Balfour Mount, widely recognized as the father of palliative care, is being remembered for his contribution to ...

Scientists from Wellington, New Zealand, have conducted a systematic review to understand the effectiveness of medicinal cannabis in palliative care settings. Palliative care aims to relieve the ...