Granting end-of-life wishes in ICU helps families cope
Wishes included going outdoors, renewing wedding vows and a tasting favourite meal, study reveals.
Tag: Palliative care
1 in 3 parents think their terminally ill child will be cured
US research into neuroblastoma may be relevant to other life-threatening illnesses, authors say.
Surviving a formal complaint – a GP tells her story
Dr Catriona Arnold-Nott wants to encourage other doctors caught up in the complaint system to reach out for support.
Do doctors often attend patients’ funerals?
A study reveals GPs often do, while oncologists are the least likely to show up at a service.
Can it be better for carers if their sick spouse dies?
Study suggests more support is needed for people with high care-giving burden.
Palliative Care Australia clarifies stance on assisted dying
After a 'long journey', CEO Rohan Greenland says it won't argue for or against.
Doctors more likely to end up in ICU, and die there
Findings reveal doctors' views of end-of-life care are more 'nuanced' than previously thought.
Paramedics’ kindness inspires ‘dying wish’ ambulance
Terminally ill Queenslanders can take one last journey.
Worsening vision and nasal discharge reveal a sinister prognosis
Will oral prednisolone help or is there more going on?
Dying doctor has some lessons on how to tell patients bad news
'Doctors need to supply the human touch, be fully present,' says Dr Ron Naito.
