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
President Carter is on hospice care, but what is it? Our medical analyst explains
Both hospice and palliative care are important specialty medical services that are underutilized, and can offer much support and comfort to many more patients and families. Dr. Leana Wen explains how they work. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - February 21, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Winnipeg man decries 'degrading and dehumanizing' lack of palliative home care for partner
When Katherine Ellis decided to come home for palliative care last month after being diagnosed with Stage 4 pancreatic cancer, she thought she’d be comfortable, spending her final days surrounded by loved ones. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - February 17, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Manitoba Source Type: news
The Opioid Addiction Crisis & U.S. National Security
Methadone Maintenance Therapy is offered in Thailand to reduce harm for people dependent on injected opioids, like heroin. Credit: World Bank/Trinn Suwannapha
Opioids are a class of drugs that includes the illegal drug heroin as well as power pain relievers available by prescription, such as oxycodone (Oxycontin), hydrocodone (Vicodin), codeine, morphine, fentanyl, methadone, and many others.By Geetika Chandwani and Purnaka L. de SilvaNEW YORK, Feb 10 2023 (IPS) The opioid addiction crisis in the United States is an acute public health emergency and a profound threat to national security – which is caused by the...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - February 10, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Geetika Chandwani and Purnaka de Silva Tags: Crime & Justice Development & Aid Economy & Trade Featured Global Headlines Health Human Rights TerraViva United Nations IPS UN Bureau Source Type: news
Is Canada's Palliative Care System'Broken'? Is Canada's Palliative Care System'Broken'?
In the wake of a death that received much media attention, palliative care specialists call for urgent reforms to prevent more traumatic experiences.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - February 9, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Critical Care News Source Type: news
Palliative and end of life care
These service specifications for adults and children requiring specialist palliative and end of life care services provide a model for delivering palliative care services from identification, together with supporting information for service commissioning. (Source: NHS Networks)
Source: NHS Networks - January 30, 2023 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Palliative Radiotherapy Reduces End-Stage Liver Cancer Pain Palliative Radiotherapy Reduces End-Stage Liver Cancer Pain
Most patients with end-stage hepatocellular carcinoma experience pain; a new study shows that low-dose radiotherapy can relieve pain and even improve survival.MDedge News (Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines - January 26, 2023 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
Oncologists May Be Too Quick to Refer Patients to Palliative Care Oncologists May Be Too Quick to Refer Patients to Palliative Care
Integrating palliative care into routine oncologic care need not always require a specialist team; oncology providers can provide basic palliative care services.MDedge (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - January 19, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Hematology-Oncology Commentary Source Type: news
'How is it possible that at times we can be physicians and at times assistants in suicide?' Attitudes and experiences of palliative care physicians in respect of the current legal situation of suicide assistance in Switzerland - Tomczyk M, Andorno R, Jox RJ.
INTRODUCTION: Switzerland lacks specific legal regulation of assistance in suicide. The practice has, however, developed since the 1980s as a consequence of a gap in the Swiss Criminal Code and is performed by private right-to-die organisations. Traditiona... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 9, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Commentary Source Type: news
Social Work Staffing May Increase Access, Use of Palliative Care
THURSDAY, Jan. 5, 2023 -- There are significant increases in use of palliative care for recently hospitalized veterans when primary care teams have additional social work staffing, according to a study published online Jan. 4 in JAMA Network... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - January 5, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
