Supply shortages of equipment and medication for patients receiving home and palliative care impacted more than 350 people across the province, Global News can reveal, after the government awarded ...

When we think of hospice or palliative care, many imagine cold hospital rooms and silent corridors, but that couldn’t be further from the truth. Hospice Week, observed annually in South Africa in ...

Palliative Care Australia (PCA) is pleased to announce that nominations are now open for the 2025 National Palliative Care Awards. Held every two years, these awards recognise excellence, innovation ...

More than half of people believe that medical assistance in dying is the best way to die with dignity, according to a Léger survey commissioned by the PalliAmi Foundation, which provides palliative ...

Objective To explore perspectives of paediatric cardiac and palliative care professionals on providing palliative care to children with complex cardiac conditions. Design A national survey including ...

uwa.edu.au Context In Australia, patients at the end of life with complex symptoms and needs are often referred to palliative care services (PCSs), but little is known about the symptoms of patients ...

A national children’s palliative care charity has called on the UK Government to reform the way care for children with life-limiting conditions is funded, warning that the current regime is ...

Methods A retrospective chart review of the use of SC tranexamic acid in a single palliative care centre. We reviewed the use of this approach since it was introduced in our locality 2 years ago. All ...

Introduction A head and neck cancer (HNC) diagnosis significantly impacts a patient’s quality of life (QOL). Palliative care potentially improves their QOL. We will conduct a scoping review to ...

Dementia is a worldwide health challenge. Psychotropic medications bring relief – but also dangers – to the dementia population. Thus, nonpharmacologic therapies to manage behavioral and psychological ...

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