A mixed-methods study explored the potential for eye donations in hospices and palliative care. Researchers analysed the notes of 1,199 deceased people, discovering that almost half were eligible to ...

Tragic End to a Fairytale: The Case I Wish I Could Rewrite A patient of mine who had Parkinson's disease and depression called me at home. She needed a next-day appointment. I made her one. But I ...

Leah Terry and her daughter Grace. Grace is in palliative care, although still going to school. Photo: Naomi Jellicoe “It is incredibly painful to watch our daughter suffer,” her mother Leah ...

Palliative care and hospice are two types of care offered to people with serious medical illnesses. Palliative care is medical care that focuses on improving the quality of life of people with serious ...

Higginson and Ramjeeawon’s commentary rightly raises concerns about the likely outcomes of current debates and challenges of palliative and end-of-life care provision in the UK.1 A key, but rarely ...

Independent news. Trusted by Texans. Support us. By Joshua Fechter, Graphics by Yuriko Schumacher 7 hours ago With Princeton leading the Texas pack, the state continues to set the pace for the ...

Former Uruguay president Jose 'Pepe' Mujica is in a "terminal" phase of cancer and receiving palliative care, his wife confirmed Monday. Former Uruguay president (2010-2015) Jose 'Pepe' Mujica waves ...

Background 15%–20% of critical care patients die during their hospital admission. This service evaluation assesses quality of palliative care in intensive care units (ICUs) compared with national ...

Their disease experiences and deaths may look very different from one another, but they can all benefit from the incorporation of palliative care. This article provides a description of palliative ...

This study aims to: (1) examine preferences of patients referred to a specialist palliative care service; (2) determine whether preferences of those who have been admitted as hospice inpatients differ ...