Death doulas, also known as end-of-life doulas, “provide companionship, comfort and guidance to those facing a terminal ...

Benzodiazepines and antipsychotics increased risk of death, compared to hospice patients not prescribed the drugs The drugs are handed out to manage agitation, anxiety and delerium THURSDAY, Oct. 16, ...

Biochemical correlates of fatigue in patients at a comprehensive cancer center. Background: Dyspnea is an uncomfortable sensation of breathing that is common in hospice patients regardless of terminal ...

For patients who are in the final stages of both gradual and sudden terminal illnesses, hospice care can provide safe, comfortable, and dignified care at the end of life. However, many patients, ...

Medicare will pay for hospice care — the replacement of cure-seeking medical treatment for a terminal illness with comfort-based or palliative treatment — as soon as a physician gives a patient ...

It was first published in Korea that end-stage cancer patients with multidrug resistant bacteria have a lower hospice utilization rate and a higher rate of dying in advanced general hospitals than ...

Pennington Biomedical Research Center’s Dr. Jeff Keller is evaluating the potential for delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, and cannabidiol, or CBD, to reduce the behaviors indicating agitation, ...