A more cohesive home: integrating primary and palliative care for seriously ill patients
USA – Health Affairs blog
Deficiencies in existing delivery systems of palliative care make it unavailable to a significant portion of seriously ill patients.
Intersectional pain: what I’ve learned from hospices and feminism of colour
Open Democracy
Might pain and oppression be like love – a simple thunderbolt at times, and in other circumstances complex and slow burning over generations?
The device kept him alive, but was the pain and suffering worth it?
The Washington Post
Understanding how patients and caregivers really define “benefits” can help doctors and patients to decide if LVAD therapy is likely to meet definitions and expectations.
The Washington Post
A healthy retired British nurse who had worked with the elderly has ended her life in a Swiss clinic because she was afraid of getting old and being unable to kill herself.
How art therapy can help cancer patients
UK – The Telegraph
Whether you are a seasoned professional or a total beginner, participation in one of the arts can be of enormous help in giving vent to feelings of anger, fear and isolation.
New oxycodone rules would give drug maker a monopoly in Canada, experts warn
Globe and Mail
The federal government’s proposed rules aimed at making oxycodone more difficult to abuse would force generic versions of the popular drug off the market, handing the company at the centre of Canada’s prescription painkiller crisis a monopoly.
Researchers estimate the cost of formal and informal care at the end of life
ehospice UK
In a study published last month in the journal Palliative Medicine, researches at University College London estimate the cost of caring for people with cancer at the end of life.
Needs assessment of older people with chronic mental illness
ehospice Australia
An Australian National University researcher has begun investigating whether existing models of care meet the mental and physical health needs of older people with chronic mental illness.
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