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Various challenges facing pediatric palliative care
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According to a group of experts and a recent review in The Lancet, more research is needed into pediatric palliative care.
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Many aspects of hospice care are misunderstood by patients and doctors
Published 08/10/2007 in Hospice | Unrated
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The New England Journal of Medicine features a Perspective article from Gail Gazelle M.D. this month, entitled Understanding Hospice: An Underutilized Option.
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Family members sometimes feel that the referral to hospice was too late
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Findings from a Brown University study reported in the Journal of Pain and Symptom Management show that family members sometimes feel that the referral to hospice was too late to deal adequately with the patient's needs. However, out of the over 100,000 family members who were surveyed, 87 percent said that their relatives received appropriated timed referrals and 11 percent thought the referral was too late.
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Hospice groups are trying to reach out to minorities
Published 07/28/2007 in Hospice | Unrated
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Terminally ill patients who are minorities are less likely to choose hospice care than whites, according to a recent report..
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Member of Congress Millender-McDonald died of cancer early Sunday
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California Democratic Rep. Juanita Millender-McDonald, subject of an April 20 post, died of cancer early Sunday. She was 68.
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