End of life heart support in the home
End of life heart support in the home: Heart failure patients can receive at-home treatment in final year of life,…
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Medicinal cannabis study for children in palliative care
Medicinal cannabis study into easing symptoms of children in palliative care: A pilot study will explore the use of medicinal…
WHO: shortage of palliative care services
WHO takes steps to address glaring shortage of quality palliative care services: Worldwide, it is estimated only 1 in 10…
The Duchess of Cornwall and The Duchess of Cambridge mark Children’s Hospice Week
The Duchess of Cornwall and The Duchess of Cambridge have hosted a joint video call with three of their respective…
When the time comes
Families of older people dying of progressive chronic disease often feel insufficiently informed about the course of the illness, so…
RSM webinar: Inequalities in end-of-life care
Inequalities in end-of-life care: The magnifying effect of COVID-19: This is episode 4 of the Palliative care webinar series The human…
Life-limiting illness in prison
New research highlights the opportunities to improve care for people in prison who are dying from a progressive, life-limiting illness,…
The role of doctors in the assisted dying debate
Following a vote of nearly 7,000 doctors, the Royal College of Physicians has dropped its opposition to assisted dying and…
Paul Cosford – I still hope for a cure for my cancer
I still hope for a cure for my cancer. I know it is unlikely, having had tumours identified in both…
Aretha Franklin – her neuroendocrine cancer
As a star-studded crowd in Detroit wished a final farewell to Aretha Franklin the Queen of Soul, a relatively unheard-of…
British stillbirth rates remain high
Britain has a higher rate of stillbirth and neonatal death than many other countries in Europe – in 2016 one…
Paul Cosford: Meeting my palliative care team
Professor Paul Cosford, medical director of Public Health England, continues his occasional series on his experience as a patient with…