Around 35% of Americans die in the hospital, which makes it particularly important that hospitalists are equipped to have end ...

Hospice Nurse Julie is on a mission to remove the stigma and fear surrounding death. The registered nurse previously worked in the intensive care unit and 'saw a lot of death.' She says on her website ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (ABC 4) — End-of-life doulas can provide a unique service to the elderly and their families by normalizing the stages of death and aiding families through the process of loss.

Kim Vesey has experienced more than her share of loss. Her husband, Les, passed away in 2006 of colon cancer. “He died at home with Hospice care,” Vesey said. “Having worked in this area and ...

A book by two authors, including a former prison lifer, details a hospice program developed for dying inmates.

Benzodiazepine and antipsychotics — medications that are primarily used to treat symptoms like anxiety, agitation and delirium — may contribute to a higher risk of death among dementia patients in ...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KOAA) — A major improvement to hospice care is coming to Colorado Springs. “This facility really does meet a need that is not met any other way,” said Pikes Peak Hospice and ...

The phenomenon of patients trapped in a “rehabbed to death” cycle is all too prevalent, and it could be disrupted by better access to palliative care and ...

Most people who die in prison die alone. Programs like the one at California Medical Facility aim to prevent that. Most people who die in prison die alone. Programs like the one at California Medical ...