What we know about physician-assisted suicide around the world
US – The Week
The right of an ill patient to receive help dying remains contentious, with courts around the world still debating the issue more than 70 years after Switzerland became the first country to decriminalize physician-assisted suicide.
College To Launch Online Palliative Care Program
UK – Blackburhnews
Lambton College is launching an online palliative care program this fall.
Demoralization Is ‘Part of Vision’ of Care for Cancer Patients
US – Medscape
Demoralization is becoming increasingly recognized in the palliative care setting as a clinical problem that requires assessment and treatment. Prevalence rates range from 13% to 18% in patients with progressive diseases such as cancer.
Giving My Mom the Death She Wanted
US – The Daily Beast
Thanks in part to home palliative care; my mom was able to pass away peacefully at home, surrounded by family.
How far we’re prepared to go medically to prolong life
Japan – Japan Today
Longevity is a gift. Sixty years ago in Japan, life expectancy at birth was 50; now it’s over 80, and rising – to what? A hundred? Two hundred? Maybe one day we’ll live forever.
New chief executive joins Lindsey Lodge Hospice
ehospice UK
Karen Griffiths has been appointed CEO at Lindsey Lodge, following the retirement of Alison Tindall, who set up and led the hospice for nearly 30 years.
Hospice serving the homeless in Salt Lake City
ehospice USA
People Magazine’s website recently featured an exclusive article on the INN Between, a hospice caring for the homeless Utah’s Salt Lake City.
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