Experts say there is a growing intersection of patients with serious, life-limiting illnesses and addiction medicine, and in response, Johns Hopkins Medicine is now teaching generalist addiction ...

Modern medicine can treat and cure countless health conditions, but it can’t always repair the quality-of-life impairments these conditions leave behind. Palliative care is a health care service ...

Patients in their final weeks or months of life can turn to hospice care to manage their transition. But until then, patients have another option to help them live with serious illnesses. KERA’s Sam ...

When it comes to treating and managing serious illnesses, there are options besides hospice. Palliative care is a way for people to discover options for relieving pain and other symptoms ...

November is National Hospice and Palliative Care Month, which was established back in 1978 by President Jimmy Carter.It's a chance to raise awareness and open conversations about ...

Serious illnesses like cancer can create a whirlwind of chaos, from physical pain to emotional distress. While chemotherapy and radiation target the disease itself, they can sometimes leave patients ...

November shines a light on National Hospice and Palliative Care Month, as Quiet Oaks’ Linda Allen clarifies hospice’s role in ...

Dear Carol: After caring for my mom for years, I moved her to memory care due to her dementia. At 93, she is fading. This memory care has some nursing available for an extra charge, and they’ve been ...

Affinity Care Hospice uses what Cuthbert calls a service intensity model. While Medicare gives every hospice a certain amount ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . CHICAGO — During her fellowship as a palliative care physician, Sunita Puri, MD, met a patient who taught her ...

A new poll reveals large gaps in older adults' knowledge about two types of care that could help them or their loved ones cope with a major illness or the end of life: palliative care and hospice.

The Valerie Fund pledged $3.5M to expand Hackensack Meridian’s pediatric pain and palliative care program, doubling annual ...