Kazakhstan develops palliative care
Central Asia Online
Government-backed NGOs are increasing access to palliative care for the seriously ill in Kazakhstan.
2,000 new cancer patients discovered in Kuwait every year
Arab Times
At a recent workshop organised by the Palliative Medical Care Union, Head of the Union, Dr Khaled Ahmad Saleh said that 300 patients have been admitted to the Palliative Care Center since 2011, wtith the number growing each year.
A new mourning: grief in the digital age
The Irish Times
Has social media brought the community back into bereavement or is there a morbid preoccupation with the online profiles of the deceased?
Helping hands
The Economist
Too many old people in the developed world end their lives in hospital, hooked up to machines and surrounded by strangers. That needs to change.
When patients refuse the hospice chaplain
Pallimed
“To provide the best care possible to the patient and family, the social worker needs to feel comfortable and competent to delve further into the discussion of patient spirituality and their reason for refusing the chaplain.”
Family of ‘brain-dead’ California girl seeks to have her declared alive again
US – The Guardian
The family of a 13-year-old California girl who was declared brain-dead 10 months ago following complications from tonsil surgery has asked a judge to declare her “alive again”.
Ebola outbreak: ‘Five infected every hour’ in Sierra Leone
BBC News
A leading charity has warned that a rate of five new Ebola cases an hour in Sierra Leone means healthcare demands are far outstripping supply.
When comforting a child is a potential death sentence
ehospice International Children’s edition
UNICEF and Save the Children report that thousands of children are dying or being left orphaned as a result of the Ebola outbreak in West Africa. Resources are needed and new and creative ways to deal with this crises need to be found.
The role of chaplains in aged and palliative care
ehospice Australia
Older people tend to ask the big questions. They’ve seen the pain and the trauma – along with the good times – and they have the life experience to inform their inquiries in later years.
Prostate and breast cancers: more similar than you’d think
ehospice USA
September was Prostate Cancer Awareness Month and October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. This article explains the similarities between the two – including diagnosis challenges, treatment decisions, and the effect each can have on family and friends.
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