There are more people who need organs than there are organs available ...

Lawrence Schneiderman, professor emeritus at the University of California at San Diego and co-author of a new book, Wrong Medicine ...

That’s the question facing medical professionals and families about the use of artificial nutrition and hydration ...

“Grace Before Dying” is a traveling exhibit portraying a hospice program run by prisoners in Louisiana ...

Chris Feudtner, MD, of the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, explains the concept of thinking and feeling your way through pediatric ...

Joan Berkley receives the 2011 Vision to Action Award ...

The overwhelming majority of Americans will die of complications from a chronic disease ...

Alexander Kon, MD, responds to the limitations of palliative sedation in bringing patients to a level of comfort ...

What is the role of palliative care in a disaster? ...