Outpatient palliative care improves Parkinson’s outcomes
Palliative care is 'not just for aggressive terminal diseases like cancer', says leading neurologist.
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Cannabinoids no good for advanced cancer pain: study
Active agents proved no better than placebo and had more adverse events.
Warning over energy drink link to kidney injury
A patient drank five to six cans a day for several weeks, report US doctors.
Professor Brian Owler defends euthanasia ‘gagging clause’
The clause has been branded an 'unwarranted infringement' on doctor-patient communication.
Advance care directives frequently written by someone other than the patient
About 18% of the directives had been completed by someone else, survey shows.
‘I was filled with dread’ – AusDoc’s best-read story of 2019
Dr Catriona Arnold-Nott wants to encourage other doctors caught up in the complaint system to reach out for support.
Granting end-of-life wishes in ICU helps families cope
Wishes included going outdoors, renewing wedding vows and a tasting favourite meal, study reveals.
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.
