Although opioids remain indispensable for pain relief in patients with advanced cancer, their use frequently results in OIC, ...

Patients undergoing cancer treatments often use palliative medicine to cope with nausea, fatigue and other bothersome symptoms. Palliative medicine is a medical specialty whose main focus is ...

Even before the onset of Covid-19, there were legions of people with serious illnesses in America. Yet medical students and resident physicians get only a few hours of education on how to help these ...

When you have non-small -lung cancer (NSCLC), the disease and treatments for it can take a toll on how you feel. You may have pain, fatigue, nausea, anxiety, depression, and shortness of breath.

In a study that sheds new light on the effects of end-of-life care, doctors have found that patients with terminal lung cancer who began receiving palliative care immediately upon diagnosis not only ...

With home visits and modern technology, palliative medicine physicians in Alabama are overcoming long-held resistance. House call: Susan McCammon (right), a surgeon and palliative medicine physician ...

Mona Bratter had trouble breathing after surgery in 2023 to treat her small-cell lung cancer (SCLC). But when her oncologist suggested palliative care to help manage her discomfort, she was hesitant. ...

The American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine in March appointed Kristina Newport, MD, as chief medical officer for the organization. Dr. Newport currently serves as chief of palliative care ...

Every Thursday, the palliative care ward at the State-run Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology is filled with sounds that drown the usual hospital din. Patients and their caregivers gather for an ...

Doctors working in palliative care see promise in emerging therapies involving psychedelic drugs, but say many questions ...

Sir, – As individuals and members of the Irish Palliative Medicine Consultants’ Association (IPMCA), we are gravely concerned by any proposal to legislate for assisted suicide and euthanasia in ...