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 ...

Palliative care is a whole-person approach to care that includes managing symptoms and side effects, psychosocial health, and spiritual concerns, for an overall improved quality of life. Palliative ...

Modern medicine can treat and cure countless health conditions, but it can’t always repair the quality-of-life impairments these conditions leave behind. Palliative care is a health care service ...

The principles of palliative care have made their way into the medical zeitgeist, which is great progress. Now is the moment to empower all doctors and specialists to incorporate this human-centered ...

Q: What role palliative care plays in the treatment of people with cancer? What types of support and services might be offered? A: When somebody has cancer, they can have multiple symptoms associated ...

While an estimated 14% of patients receive palliative care globally, such facilities are available for only less than 4% ...

Most people are familiar with the idea of hospice, although at times they simply associate hospice care with death. What most do not realize is palliative care is a part of hospice care and is aimed ...

Palliative care provides holistic support, addressing physical, emotional, social, and spiritual well-being, and is distinct from hospice care. Multidisciplinary teams collaborate with healthcare ...

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, explore how palliative care in India helps cancer patients manage pain, stress, and symptoms while ...

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 ...

Overview AI is emerging as a support tool in palliative care for blood cancer patients.Data-driven insights help clinicians ...