Going into hospice care doesn't mean you have to stop all medical care except for symptom relief. For example, if you stop taking chemotherapy drugs to try to cure your cancer, you still might keep taking pills for your blood pressure. Hospice vs. Comfort Care The term comfort care is so...
Cuts mean no hospice for some near deathKIMBERLY MATAS
Going into hospice care doesn't mean you have to stop all medical care except for symptom relief. For example, if you stop taking chemotherapy drugs to try to cure your cancer, you still might keep taking pills for your blood pressure. Hospice vs. Comfort Care The term comfort care is so...
This study examines the religious/spiritual referral patterns in hospice and palliative care. Religion and death are two highly intersected topics and albeit often discussed together in hospice and palliative care, little is known about how professionals respond to religious/spiritual needs of patients/...