In the controlled chaos of an hospital emergency department, ensuring that patients are pain-free and can make informed choices about their care often takes a back seat to assessing and stabilizing ...

Palliative care reduces the number of visits seniors in long-term care settings make to emergency rooms, a new study finds. The 250 seniors studied by Hebrew Rehabilitation Center and the Institute ...

In a medical system that seems to be under constant bombardment — economic, pandemic, demographic — it’s refreshing to see solid evidence to support a new idea that improves care while saving valuable ...

A man sobbed in a New York emergency room. His elderly wife, who suffered from advanced dementia, had just had a breathing tube stuck down her throat. He knew she never would have wanted that. Now he ...

A senior emergency medical technician has been recognised for her efforts to improve palliative and end-of-life care. Deenah Elswaf, who is based in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, won the Excellence in ...

The first answer choice is the correct one. Given Harriett's history, she may benefit from palliative care expertise to assist in defining the goals of care and supporting her family in ...

Ambulance officers could soon be empowered to play a bigger role in palliative care that aims to honour patients’ wishes. Under the plan, developed as part of a study led by Flinders University ...

Emergency-style palliative care needs to implemented to meet the needs of COVID-19 patients who wouldn't benefit from a ventilator say researchers. This is the first time that palliative care has been ...

An end-of-life ED visit was inversely associated with time from palliative care referral to death per 1-month increase (OR, 0.84; 95% CI, 0.80 to 0.89; P .001). A substantial proportion of patients ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — A new unique partnership is already proving to be a difference-maker in a local emergency room. This is for patients with serious, chronic illnesses who are rushed to the ...

MARCH is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, a time to highlight the importance of early detection and comprehensive care for colorectal cancer patients. While early treatment improves survival rates, ...