Illnesses and aging can force families to make challenging decisions regarding the health and well-being of people they love. Care facilities, home health aides and other services can help improve ...

Neha Pathak, MD, FACP, DipABLM : Welcome to the WebMD Health Discovered podcast. I’m Dr Neha Pathak, WebMD’s Chief Physician Editor for Health and Lifestyle Medicine. What comes to mind when you hear ...

The distinction between palliative care and hospice care can be confusing when deciding the next best course of action when you or a loved one is faced with a serious illness. Although both care plans ...

Brian Newton a palliative care patient and his wife Fenny Akoth at their home in Homa Bay county. The home-based care ...

Heart failure’s unpredictable trajectory often delays palliative referral; early integration and proactive follow-up can ...

We all will die one day. Surgeons need to be able to discuss death and what care at the end of our lives looks like.

Patients undergoing cancer treatments often use palliative medicine to cope with nausea, fatigue and other bothersome symptoms. Palliative medicine is a medical specialty whose main focus is ...

People with Parkinson’s may receive palliative care at any stage of the disease, from early diagnosis to end-of-life stages. This kind of care can help people manage symptoms and live with Parkinson’s ...

Greendale House Palliative and Hospice Care continues to provide comfort, support, and hope to patients and families.

Nicola Swan lost her son eight years ago. A government announcement today will be heartwarming for families like hers, she says.

What you need to know: Dr Olaro said the Ebola outbreak is under control and international travellers can come in and leave free from Ebola An Irish humanitarian initiative, Hope on Wheels, has given ...