For many people with cancer and other serious diseases, palliative care is an important element of their journey. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news updates. At the University of ...

When most people hear the term palliative care, they look worried or confused. Introducing myself to patients and families as a palliative medicine physician, I commonly hear things like, “Does this ...

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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 ...

The aim of palliative care for Lou Gehrig’s disease is to reduce symptoms and maintain the best quality of life possible. Palliative care may consist of physical, spiritual, and emotional support. Lou ...

The term palliative care has long been associated with an end-of-life connotation. Patients who are offered palliative care services might panic and assume they have no options left. This could not be ...

Palliative care and hospice care have a number of things in common. Both are designed to help people living with a serious illness and to improve their quality of life. But it’s important to ...

Palliative care in India is often limited to cancer and end-of-life care. Challenging this perception, Dr Eric Borges, ...

On World Cancer Day 2026, here's why palliative care in India is vital for comfort, pain relief, dignity, and better quality of life alongside cancer treatment.

LUMBERTON — Beginning in early March, Lower Cape Fear LifeCare will launch a new palliative care clinic in partnership with UNC Health Southeastern. This first-of-its-kind clinic in Robeson County ...