Doulas have long been used to bring life into the world, but a growing number in Michigan are helping people and their ...

A jail for sex offenders should have an end-of-life care centre, a watchdog report says. The Independent Monitoring Board ...

In a pastoral Vermont valley, a former hospice chaplain named Suzanne runs a retreat center for artists, health-care workers ...

Several groups, including some religious organizations, remain opposed to the bill. But sponsor Assemb. Amy Paulin (D-New ...

Despite considerable efforts to improve the quality of end-of-life care in the United States, a new retrospective study led ...

Many Medicare patients with advanced cancer receive potentially aggressive treatment at the expense of supportive care, according to a study that analyzed Medicare records.

Use precise geolocation data and actively scan device characteristics for identification. This is done to store and access ...

It is important that a healthcare team is aware of and understands a patient’s goals of care, both medical and personal. But that information, if documented, typically is not placed in a standardized ...

Only two other children in New England have been diagnosed with her condition; one died in the first months of life, the ...

An annual report from a prison watchdog has called for urgent repairs to be carried out after reporting an extensive mould problem ...

The family of a father-of-three say they "don't know what they would have done" if it wasn't for a hospice who cared for him ...

A key focus is encouraging people to consider leaving a gift in their will to support local hospices, ensuring that ...