American students visit Foyle
In May a group of 12 nursing students from Salve Regina University, Rhode Island, spent two weeks at Foyle Hospice in Northern Ireland, learning about palliative care and the work of the hospice.
Painkiller prescription rates vary widely among states
USA Today
Recieving a prescriptions for opioid painkillers depends a lot on where you live, says a new report from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Illness and dating
Huffington Post blog
The dating world can be so difficult to navigate, even on a good day. For someone battling illness, it becomes a whole new kind of challenge.
Physicians should recognise patients’ spirituality
Kevin MD
There is a growing recognition in medical education and practice that the spiritual component of human existence must be recognised and addressed, writes James Marroquin.
Medical educators: A subtle difference in wording makes a difference
Kevin MD
Ryan Madanick argues that language is important in ensuring that the patient is at the heart of care, instead of the disease.
Melbourne women’s health centre promotes bilingual palliative care education
ehospice Australia
The Melbourne-based Multicultural Centre for Women’s Health (MCWH) continues to advance palliative care through its bilingual education program.
More MSF patients with DR-TB gain access to dramatically cheaper version of life-saving drug
ehospice South Africa
After a three-year long struggle, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has received approval from the South African Medicines Control Council (MCC) to import a dramatically more affordable version of an antibiotic, linezolid, in order to expand access to the medicine and provide better treatment options to patients with drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) in Khayelitsha, Western Cape.
Hospice advocacy brings results
ehospice USA
The past three weeks have seen an unprecedented surge of activity by the hospice community focused on the Medicare Part D issue.
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