Palliative Care

Vermont governor signs 'death with dignity' measure

2013-05-20 12:58:00

With the strokes from three gubernatorial pens, Vermont on Monday became the fourth state in the country to allow doctors to prescribe lethal medication to terminally ill patients. Gov. Peter Shumlin signed the measure in a state House ceremony in...

Urologists say most men may skip PSA test for prostate cancer

2013-05-03 16:14:00

A man with no risk factors for prostate cancer can go his whole life without ever taking a PSA test, according to the American Urological Assn. In a new clinical guideline unveiled Friday, the urologists said that only men between the ages of 55 and...

Poll: Should doctors tell terminally ill patients they're dying?

2013-04-26 07:00:00

As my colleague Melissa Healy noted Thursday, a British medical journal recently invited doctors who specialize in end-of-life care to debate whether patients should be told that they're terminally ill. Two London-based palliative care doctors argued in...

Doctors describe 'death with dignity' program for cancer patients

2013-04-11 06:00:00

A majority of Americans support the idea of allowing terminally ill patients to end their lives with the help of their doctors. For instance, 55% of people questioned for the NPR-Truven Health Analytics Health Poll last� year said they were in favor of...

Patients should decide what the end of life is like, study says

2013-03-20 13:30:00

Finding out what dying patients want and treating them accordingly leads to happier patients who are in less pain and who use fewer healthcare dollars, UCLA researchers said Tuesday. “You can improve care while reducing costs by making sure that...

Nearly 18 million Americans will be cancer survivors in 2022

2013-03-27 13:58:00

Better cancer treatments and an aging population will push the number of cancer survivors in the U.S. to nearly 18 million by 2022, according to a new report from researchers at the National Cancer Institute. As of January 2012, there were 13.7...

Letters: Vicodin is the tip of the iceberg

2013-01-29 00:00:00

Re "Panel urges more control of Vicodin," Jan. 26 Reclassifying hydrocodone as a Schedule II narcotic may be of some value in controlling the number of Vicodin prescriptions given out, but this would be of minor benefit. In my experience, most Vicodin...

California leaders set state health goals to be met by 2022

2012-12-19 14:43:01

Hollywood loses film lab executive Jerry Virnig

2012-12-26 14:06:00

Jerry Virnig, a respected veteran of the Hollywood post-production community, died last week from natural causes, a spokesman for his family said. Virnig, a resident of Camarillo, in Ventura County, was 80. Virnig was a former president of independent...

How to know when it's time to say goodbye to an animal companion?

2012-10-04 17:29:00

We had to put Felix to sleep last month. I say "had to put him to sleep" because I can't bear the thought there might have been an alternative. I had two other dogs who lived to be 21 before dying at home. Toward the end, several people had suggested I...

Book review: 'Dream New Dreams: Reimagining My Life After Loss'

2012-06-08 00:00:00

There's a good chance you're familiar with Randy Pausch, a computer-science professor who delivered a poignant speech in September 2007 while he was dying of pancreatic cancer. It resulted in an incredible 2008 bestseller, "The Last Lecture," and a...

Steve Lopez: After a 'barbaric death,' a call for change

2012-08-06 15:42:55

Paris Chambliss, 9, left, and volunteer Susan Meyers, right, participate in a trust building exercise during Cornerstone Hospice and Palliative Care's 19th Annual Camp Bridges May 4 at Warren Willis Camp in Fruitland Park.

2013-05-06 00:00:00

The Rev. Robert H. Stewart delivers last rites to Shanna Anaya at Kansas City Hospice and Palliative Care on March 5 as family members and friends look on. Shannon passed away later that evening from cancer.

2013-03-05 00:00:00

Hospice: Every Day Is A Gift Effective Jul. 1, 2003. Total plates issued in 2012: 11,806 Organizations receiving proceeds: Florida Hospices and Palliative Care, Inc..

2013-03-01 00:00:00