Valérie Daigle says medical assistance in dying should be extended to some terminally ill children in Canada. She says she watched her son suffer in a Sherbrooke, Que., hospital room for weeks before ...

More than 200 children across England, who suffer from chronic or life limiting conditions, have been taken to Disneyland ...

Palliative care aims to improve the quality of life of patients and their families facing problems associated with ...

The delivery of early, virtual palliative care has similar effects on quality of life as in-person care in patients with ...

Earlier this month, the government announced major changes to aged care in Australia, including a A$4.3 billion investment in ...

explains the benefits of palliative care. Patients with cancer not only have to worry about fighting the disease, but they also must battle the cumbersome side effects, like fatigue and other ...

Ms Standen said: "It is a tough climate out there for hospice care. "So many sectors of our wellbeing and health are covered ...

For patients, as well as their relatives, facing the end of life can be an emotional and taxing event. Palliative care is a ...

A garden at a palliative care unit in Nottingham has been renovated to make it more accessible for wheelchair users and ...

A study on CHARTwatch reveals its effectiveness in predicting patient deterioration, leading to reduced non-palliative care ...

KOCHI: To address the phenomena of the growing elderly population and the migration of youths to greener pastures abroad, the ...

Study groups were similar for caregiver quality of life, patient coping, or patient and caregiver satisfaction with care, mood symptoms, or prognostic perceptions. HealthDay News — The delivery ...