The latest Palliative Care News & Hospice Care News articles published daily. Includes news on medical care that focusses on disease symptoms - preventing and relieving suffering to improve quality of life for people facing serious, complex illnesses and those nearing the end of their lives.
Identifying The Factors Related To Bile Output And Reduction Of Serum Bilirubin After Percutaneous Transhepatic Biliary Drainage
19 November 2009
Biliary drainage is performed as a palliative treatment of hilar cholangiocarcinoma. The reduction of serum bilirubin is usually the hallmark of successful biliary drainage. However, some patients may have persistent...
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Journal Of Hospice & Palliative Nursing Names New Editor
15 November 2009
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW) is pleased to announce that the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association (HPNA) has appointed Betty Ferrell, PhD, MA, FAAN, FPCN, as the new editor of The Journal of Hospice & Palliative Nursing...
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Scientists And Children's Hospice Team Up On Unique Study
14 November 2009
A partnership between researchers at the University of Leeds and Martin House Children's Hospice has resulted in the world's first comprehensive study of palliative care received by children and young people...
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