A total of 272 respondents participated. Most respondents reported access to PPC experts for consultation (77.2%) and 34.5% indicated previous palliative care training. Physician knowledge of PPC was ...

Roughly half of the hospitals in the U.S. offer pediatric palliative care for young children, an increasingly common specialty service, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal. Contrary to ...

Patients and their families can benefit from advanced symptom management, psychosocial support, and referrals to hospice care from their PPC care team. The timely and standardized introduction of ...

Personalized care for the stress of serious illness. We use a comprehensive approach by focusing on the whole patient; addressing the physical, emotional, social, and spiritual suffering of disease.

Alex* is a 4-year-old girl who loves music and her older brothers. Her mother and grandmother ensure her nails are always painted a bright color to match her vibrant personality, smiles, and laughs.

Canada's 2016 law on medical assistance in dying (MAiD) spurred great interest in efforts to provide alternative treatments that help people cope with terminal illness. Changes in the nation's ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Parents place less importance on disease modification or life extension in their children’s palliative care. The ...

BHOPAL, Feb. 6 -- A two-day palliative care training program was organized for doctors and nursing officers on the occasion of World Cancer Day. The training, conducted on February 3-4, 2025, was ...

KOCHI: In an effort to address the challenges of a growing elderly population and to ensure the well-being of patients with life-limiting illnesses, the Kerala University of Health Sciences (KUHS) and ...

Mason Sieck (far left) is pictured with his family, dad Curtis Sieck, mom Shanna Sieck, and brother and sister, Colton and Izzy Sieck. (Contributed Photo) Buy Photo The Gazette offers audio versions ...