Action needed on supply of community end-of-life care medication
New approaches to ease pain and suffering in end-of-life community care are needed, according to a paper published this week in the BMJ. Researchers, led by Dr Ben Bowers at Cambridge University Primary Care Unit, highlighted four new additional options to ensure fast access to medications for patients in their last few days and hours... Read moreThe post Action needed on supply of community end-of-life care medication appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - May 18, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Carolyn Scott Tags: Cancer Community nursing end of life care pain management palliative care Source Type: news
Palliative Care for Major Nonpalliative Cancer Surgery? Palliative Care for Major Nonpalliative Cancer Surgery?
A randomized controlled trial questions the value of routine perioperative palliative care consultation in patients with cancer undergoing major curative-intent surgery.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines - May 15, 2023 Category: Surgery Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
Palliative Care No Boon for Patients Undergoing Abdominal Surgery for Cancer
(MedPage Today) -- Specialist palliative care did not improve quality of life for patients undergoing major abdominal surgeries for cancer compared with usual care, the randomized SCOPE trial showed.
Adjusted median scores on the Functional Assessment... (Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology)
Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology - May 10, 2023 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: news
Vermont Now Allows Non-Residents to Seek Assisted Suicide
Vermont on Tuesday became the first state in the country to change its medically assisted suicide law to allow terminally ill people from out of state to take advantage of it to end their lives.
Republican Gov. Phil Scott signed the bill that removes the residency requirement for the decades-old law.
Last year in a court settlement, Oregon agreed to stop enforcing the residency requirement of its law allowing terminally ill people to receive lethal medication. It also agreed to ask the Legislature to remove it from the law.
Before Vermont removed its residency requirement Tuesday, it had reached a settlement with a Connect...
Source: TIME: Health - May 3, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Lisa Rathke/AP Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Public Health wire Source Type: news
Medical Cannabis Effective for Pain Relief in Cancer
WEDNESDAY, May 3, 2023 -- Medical cannabis is effective for pain relief in cancer, according to a study published online May 2 in BMJ Supportive& Palliative Care.
Saro Aprikian, from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, and colleagues... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - May 3, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Atul Gawande on the Importance of Palliative Care
(MedPage Today) -- In this video, Jeremy Faust, MD, editor-in-chief of MedPage Today, chats with author and surgeon Atul Gawande, MD, MPH, about his New York Times bestselling book, Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End. The two also... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - April 25, 2023 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
' Dancing With the Stars' judge Len Goodman dead at 78
Dancing with the Stars judge Len Goodman has died at the age of 78 in his native England, his manager has confirmed. The beloved TV personality died on Saturday at a hospice in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, where he had been receiving palliative care for bone cancer. Goodman was surrounded by family,…#stars #lengoodman #tunbridgewells #goodman #strictlycomedancing #shirleyballas #markballas (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 24, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
I'm an end of care doctor - these are the five things patients most often say in their last words
Palliative care physician Dr Mina Chang, from the San Francisco Bay Area, told DailyMail.com the most common thing she hears from patients on their deathbed is: 'I have no regrets'. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 9, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Nurse-Led Palliative Care Boosts Advance Care Planning
FRIDAY, April 7, 2023 -- Nurse-led primary palliative care increases advance care planning (ACP) uptake among patients with advanced cancer, according to a study published in the April issue of the Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - April 7, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
What We Get Wrong About Death, According To End-Of-Life Workers
Palliative care and hospice professionals discuss what the process is like — and their insights may challenge what you think about dying. (Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post)
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - April 5, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Nurses' experiences of suicide attempts in palliative care - Hultsj ö S, Persdotter A, Jakobsson M, Löfgren F, Annerhult S, Wärdig R.
OBJECTIVES: To describe nurses' experiences of caring for individuals who have attempted suicide in specialized palliative care and to describe if the care of these individuals changed after the suicide attempt. METHODS: A qualitative, descriptive ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 30, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Losing a Spouse Makes Men 70% More Likely to Die Within a Year
Losing a spouse forces people into what is often one of the most vulnerable parts of their lives. The negative health consequences of widowhood can stretch years down the line, but in some cases, they don’t get a chance to. The phenomenon in which both halves of a couple die in short succession is so common that it even has a name: the widowhood effect.
How at risk is any given person? That depends on many contributing factors, from their religion to race and even their spouse’s cause of death. But the widowhood effect is generally believed to be a problem primarily affecting closely bonded elderly couples.
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Source: TIME: Health - March 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Haley Weiss Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Research Wellbeing Source Type: news
British Muslims had difficulties accessing appropriate palliative care during pandemic
British Muslims were ‘left behind’ and faced difficulties accessing healthcare during the pandemic, a new report has revealed. The findings show a ‘postcode lottery’ of care for Muslims across the UK, with many experiencing problems accessing palliative and end-of-life care. The published report, a result of a research collaboration between University College London (UCL), the... Read moreThe post British Muslims had difficulties accessing appropriate palliative care during pandemic appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - March 16, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Carolyn Scott Tags: Cancer Latest news palliative care Source Type: news
The Fight for Medically Assisted Suicide Across State Lines
MONTPELIER, Vt. — Lynda Bluestein has terminal cancer and knows she’ll likely die soon, but until Tuesday, she didn’t know if she’d be able to choose how or when and whether her family, friends and dog would be with her when the time comes.
The 75-year-old from Bridgeport, Connecticut, reached a settlement with the state of Vermont that will allow her to be the first non-resident to take advantage of its decade-old law that allows people who are terminally ill to end their own lives, provided she complies with other aspects of the law.
“I was so relieved to hear of the settlement of my case th...
Source: TIME: Health - March 14, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Lisa Rathke/AP Tags: Uncategorized Health Care healthscienceclimate wire Source Type: news
Love, Loss, and Loyalty in Palliative Care
(MedPage Today) -- "I just can't. I can't," Wendy, an RN, sobbed into my hair.
We barely made it out the door when our bodies collapsed together, puddles holding puddles. Our patient's children, 5 and 7, had just left with their tiny gray backpacks... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - March 1, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news
