Constipation affects about half of patients with advanced illness and nearly all terminally ill patients receiving opioids. Constipation can be…
Care in the last hours and days of life
Care in the last hours and days of life is a vital part of medical practice. Ensuring a dignified death…
Emergencies in palliative care
Oncological emergencies are common in patients with advanced cancer and can confer significant physical and psychological burdens. Swift recognition of…
Advance care-planning and clinical decision-making
Advance care-planning (ACP), in the context of healthcare, is an optional process whereby people with decisional capacity at the time…
Palliative care: introduction
Good communication lies at the heart of palliative care. The ‘Quality of life gap’ model gives a steer to the…
Interventional management of pain in cancer and palliative care
A significant number of cancer patients suffer from pain caused by the disease or its treatment. The World Health Organization…
Medical News Today: How to treat hair loss from medication
A variety of medications can cause hair loss as an unintended side effect. Learn about whether the hair will regrow…
Genetic discovery holds implications for better immunity, longer life
Wrinkles on the skin of a microscopic worm might provide the key to a longer, healthier life for humans. Working…
How the brain detects the rhythms of speech
Neuroscientists have discovered how the listening brain scans speech to break it down into syllables. The findings provide for the…
Predicting treatment outcome for leishmaniasis
The current first-line treatment for leishmaniasis, a skin disease that can cause disfiguring ulcers, is grueling and frequently fails. A…