"It is an extra hour every month, not once. [But] it doesn't have to be done by the doctor. It can be an advanced practice or [other trained] nurse," said Thomas Smith, MD, director of palliative ...

We sat down with Dr. Ashley Fedusenko to clear up some common questions about palliative care—what it really means, how it’s ...

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For many people with cancer and other serious diseases, palliative care is an important element of their journey.

Drs. Parent, Lasich and Grossman answer viewer questions on geriatrics/palliative care. Physicians Ashley Parent, Internal Medicine; Jacki Lasich, Oncology Social Work; and Michael Grossman, Hospice ...

Drs. Blaksmih, El Bizri, Schuhmacher, and Salisbury answer geriatric/palliative healthcare questions Physicians Issam El Bizri, Geriatrics and Internal Medicine; Allison Blaksmith, Physician Assistant ...

Palliative care nurse and ward manager Sophie Brew works at a Sue Ryder Hospice, supporting people with terminal illnesses to live as fully and comfortably as possible. While some may regard the role ...

The phenomenon of patients trapped in a “rehabbed to death” cycle is all too prevalent, and it could be disrupted by better ...

A decade ago, a team of researchers showed clearly that a new treatment for advanced lung cancer significantly improved patients’ quality of life, reduced symptoms of depression, lowered the ...