For-Profits Most Likely to Give Chemotherapy Near End of Life
Chemotherapy, while effective for many cancer patients, is a miserable experience. The side effects of the treatment range from short…
Chemotherapy, while effective for many cancer patients, is a miserable experience. The side effects of the treatment range from short…
Hospice volunteers play a vital role in end-of-life care. Patients require spiritual and emotional care as well as physical care,…
Hospice may be about life, but inevitably patients in hospice will pass away. While hospices continue to support families and…
The hospice industry has experienced dramatic change in the past few years. One of the chief changes is the rise…
Hospice nurses work closely with death. They encounter death every day, and they lose someone they know and care for…
Dorothy “Pat” McConnaha Dreamed of Flying Growing up, Dorothy “Pat” McConnaha dreamed of flying. At eight years old she even…
Losing a spouse is a devastating event, and everyone copes with the grief differently. For some, the mourning process may…
As the elderly population in the U.S. grows, ER doctors are increasingly faced with terminally ill patients. When a patient…
Increasingly, hospice is considered an indicator of quality end-of-life care. It is also breaking the barriers of stigma that once…
Visions at the end of life are a common theme throughout history. Many famous historical figures are said to have…