One-third of Americans will visit an emergency department, or ED, within a month of their death. While EDs are primarily ...

One-third of Americans will visit an emergency department, or ED, within a month of their death. While EDs are primarily purposed to provide emergent care, they're increasingly becoming an initial ...

Compared to starting late, initiating palliative care early may reduce end-of-life costs associated with tracheostomy and ...

An end-of-life ED visit was inversely associated with time from palliative care referral to death per 1-month increase (OR, 0.84; 95% CI, 0.80 to 0.89; P .001). A substantial proportion of patients ...

Despite facing high rates of distressing symptoms—including fatigue, pruritus, and pain—people living with advanced kidney disease are far less likely than those with cancer to receive appropriate ...

Mark Chapman, who has Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, is using the Oswestry "traffic light system" to manage his symptoms.

Check out our weekly list of new fundraisers from Lend A Hand Up, a nonprofit crowdfunding site supporting families in Cass, ...