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Palliative care and legal euthanasia can be mutually beneficial
Supporters of legalising euthanasia and those who wish to develop better palliative care services can help each other, according to a study published today on bmj.com.   view more (2008-04-18)

Palliative care access varies widely in the US according to new study in J Palliative Medicine
There has been rapid growth of new, innovative palliative care consultation services in the nation's hospitals.   view more (2008-10-03)

Hospital palliative care programs continue rapid growth
Hospitals continue to implement palliative care programs at a rapid pace, according to a Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC) analysis of the latest data released in the 2006 American Hospital Association (AHA) Annual Survey of Hospitals.   view more (2006-12-08)

International experts cite shortcomings in pediatric pain and palliative care
Advances in pain and palliative care for adults have been significant in the past decade due in part to increased recognition, support and use by caregivers and patients.   view more (2007-08-16)

New study shows palliative care programs surging trend in US hospitals
A study released today in the Journal of Palliative Medicine confirmed that palliative care programs continue to be a rapidly growing trend in U.S. hospitals - a trend widely regarded to be an improvement in the quality of care of advanced, chronic illness.   view more (2005-12-12)

Early palliative care linked to shorter stays in intensive care
Researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center have found that early palliative care interventions can reduce the length of stay for seriously ill patients in the medical intensive care unit (MICU) by more than seven days without having an impact on mortality rates.   view more (2007-06-14)

Cancer Patients Asked For Views On Out-of-hours Palliative Care
A new study, aimed at improving care in the community for patients with cancer, has begun, headed by a team of University of Edinburgh researchers, clinicians and lecturers. The research will look at the out-of-hours medical, nursing and social work services needs of patients and their carers, who... view more (2002-04-24)

Morphine kills pain — not patients
Many people, including health care workers, believe that morphine is a lethal drug that causes death when used to control pain for a patient who is dying. That is a misconception according to new research published in the latest issue of Palliative Medicine, from SAGE Publications.   view more (2007-03-22)

Hospice and palliative medicine specialty strives to prepare physicians for aging baby boomers
The American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine announces two important medical education courses in hospice and palliative medicine and a significantly revised book series in keeping with the Academy's ongoing commitment to prevent and relieve pain and suffering during serious illness.   view more (2008-08-26)

Using morphine to hasten death is a myth, says doctor
Using morphine to end a person's life is a myth, argues a senior doctor in a letter to this week's BMJ.   view more (2007-03-02)

Spiritual Well-being Could Lessen Despair In Terminally Ill People (p 1603)
US research published in this week's issue of THE LANCET suggests that feelings of deep despair and a desire to hasten death among terminally ill people can be tempered by strong feelings of spiritual well-being. There is growing research which suggests that spiritual well-being (broadly defined as... view more (2003-05-07)

Hope among patients with ALS may take a variety of forms
Sustaining hope in the face of a chronic, debilitating illness such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) should be a goal of palliative care and can take many forms, representing a continuum from focusing on the self to concern for others.   view more (2008-03-28)

Beyond the terminal: Palliative care
Palliative care was once reserved for patients when all curative options had been exhausted and death was imminent, but now it is considered an integral part of the care that should be available to patients with serious respiratory disorders and critical illnesses.   view more (2008-04-15)

Palliative care for dying children
Palliative and end-of-life care programs for children and young adults can now be designed on the basis of good evidence. A population-based study of hospital care for dying children is published in BMC Medicine this week.   view more (2003-12-18)

How do people in Africa want to die?
Terminally ill people in Africa want to die at home without pain, stigma, or financial hardship. Yet two articles in this week's BMJ show how poverty, limited healthcare services, and poor access to pain relief are major barriers to improving end of life care. In the first study, terminally ill... view more (2003-07-23)

Needs of people dying of heart failure not being met
The needs of people dying of heart failure are not being met, finds a study in this week's BMJ. Researchers at the University of Edinburgh compared the experiences of 20 people with lung cancer with those of 20 people with advanced heart failure, using interviews every three months for up to one... view more (2002-10-22)

End-of-life care can be improved
Researchers have evaluated improvements in the end-of-life care in intensive care units (ICU) and have shared their findings in a special supplement to Critical Care Medicine, the journal of the Society of Critical Care Medicine.   view more (2006-11-02)

Study finds improvement in the care of children with cancer at the end of life
Expanded use of palliative care services is associated with enhanced communications between families and caregivers, improved symptoms management, and better quality of life for children dying from cancer, according to study by researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Children's Hospital... view more (2008-03-31)

Place of death shifting for children with complex chronic conditions
It is becoming more common for children with complex chronic conditions to die in their home than in a hospital, although black and Hispanic children with these conditions are less likely to die in their home.   view more (2007-06-27)

Hospice expert tells Beeb about pioneering palliative project
A leading expert in hospice care from Staffordshire University has been featured on an international BBC broadcast to talk about pioneering work involving a British aid team which helped set up palliative care in Russia. Bob Becker, a Senior Lecturer in Palliative Care at Staffordshire University's... view more (2002-01-14)

STUDY LOOKS AT NEEDS OF THOSE ON "DISEASE JOURNEYS"
Member of the research team Dr Scott Murray of the University of Edinburgh's Department of Community Health Sciences said the disease 'journeys' of 25 families with lung cancer and 25 with severe cardiac failure would be followed, through interviews with patients, their relatives and professionals... view more (1999-06-21)

Cancer experts call for special care for dying patients in India
The quality of life for people in India with incurable cancer could be improved by simple measures to relieve symptoms, such as pain and depression, through palliative care. The European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) is, for the first time, organising a special workshop to encourage cancer... view more (2003-01-31)

Why Patients Request Euthanasia or Physician-assisted Suicide (pp 344, 362)
A qualitative study in this week's issue of THE LANCET provides a new insight into why patients request euthanasia or physician-assisted suicide. Results of the study have implications for both clinicians and policymakers in the controversial issue of end-of-life care.    The... view more (2001-08-01)

Dying cancer patients need more information from doctors
Patients suffering from terminal cancer should be given more information by doctors, according to an important new study. "Doctors have difficulty being honest with patients when the news is very bad," says Professor Lesley Fallowfield, director of the Psychosocial Oncology Group, which is funded... view more (2002-07-19)

Cancer patients in India cheated of appropriate care
A letter in this week's BMJ charges the medical community in India with a "commercialisation of suffering and prolongation of lucrative illness." Dr Chatuverdi, Assistant Surgeon at Tata Memorial Hospital in Mumbai states that, in a country with 3 million cancer sufferers - of whom 80 per... view more (2003-05-21)
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