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
Palliative Interventions for Advanced Gastric Cancer Palliative Interventions for Advanced Gastric Cancer
Which palliative treatment modalities should be considered for patients with advanced forms of gastric cancer?Chinese Clinical Oncology (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - April 17, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Hematology-Oncology Journal Article Source Type: news
Hope beyond heart failure: Innovative treatment allows woman to change the course of her heart failure
When they thought they were out of options, Nancy O'Brien brought her adult daughter, Jessica, to Mayo Clinic to look into palliative or comfort care after Jessica went into heart failure. However, Mayo Clinic doctors were able to find an innovative solution that reset Jessica's clinical course and helped her get her life back. Watch: Hope beyond heart failure https://youtu.be/hvit3yEAQaI Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (2:55) is in the downloads at the end of this post. Please… (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - April 17, 2023 Category: Databases & Libraries 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
I just want to be me: trans and gender diverse communities' access to and experiences of palliative & end of life care
This report, based on first-hand research with the trans and gender-diverse community and those working in end-of-life care, explores the barriers faced by trans and gender-diverse people when accessing end-of-life, hospice and palliative care, and sets out recommendations for how to tackle them. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - February 28, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Why Americans Are Uniquely Afraid to Grow Old
Life is arithmetic. There are only three certainties all of us face: you’re born, you live, and you die. How many years you get in that interval is something of a mortal crapshoot, but most people would agree on one thing: they’d like as many as possible.
That fact is becoming more relevant than ever in the U.S., where aging Baby Boomers have now pushed the 65-and-over cohort to 56 million people, or 16.9% of the national population. By 2030, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, 20% of the population will be of retirement age. By 2034, seniors will outnumber children for the first time in U.S. history. That&rsq...
Source: TIME: Health - February 23, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jeffrey Kluger Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Psychology Source Type: news
Truth, Integrity and the Future of Pain Evidence
Watch videos from the recent event held by Cochrane PaPaSFor 23 years theCochrane Pain, Palliative and Supportive Care (PaPaS) group has been delivering the gold standard in evidence synthesis in the field of pain management, palliative and supportive care and supporting the community towards better methods and standards in pain clinical trials and systematic reviews. As their funding comes to an end, they highlighted and celebrated their contribution with an event, called ‘Truth, Integrity and the Future of Pain Evidence’ at the Wellcome Collection in London, UK. It was a chance to reflect on what has been discovere...
Source: Cochrane News and Events - February 22, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Muriah Umoquit Source Type: news
