Although the shot was painful, it would be palliative for what ailed him. From LearnThat.org.
The getting-over-it approach is to continue to actively work to reduce and debunk the misconceptions and stigma associated with the term palliative care. From Wordnik.com. [Pallimed: A Hospice & Palliative Medicine Blog] Reference
There is a combined program with Critical Care Medicine in palliative care. From Wordnik.com. [Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Fellowship] Reference
A short-term palliative looks like it is turning into a long-term obstacle to the solution. From Wordnik.com. [Collateral Damage] Reference
This trial demonstrated the clinical efficacy of LH-RH agonists in palliative treatment of androgen-dependent prostate cancer. From Wordnik.com. [Andrew V. Schally - Autobiography] Reference
But the wider positive for stocks and the economy is that falling housing starts are a longer-term palliative for the bloated housing market. From Wordnik.com. [Home Economics: Fall in Starts Is Good] Reference
Some children stay longer at Ashley House because they need long-term palliative care or hospice care, or because there is no place else for them, Brandler said. From Wordnik.com. [The Seattle Times] Reference
She founded the palliative medical field of music -- thanatology and the Chalice of Repose Project, which trains teachers in palliative music vigils with the dying. From Wordnik.com. [Alison Rose Levy: What Would You Do If You Did Not Fear Death?] Reference
This must not be called a palliative care, when the case admits no other. From Wordnik.com. [Collections of the Massachusetts Historical Society] Reference
Mettinen-Kekalainen has been classified as a palliative patient by her family physician. From Wordnik.com. [Toronto Sun] Reference
On the other hand, most health care is what is called palliative care, designed to relieve pain rather than extend life. From Wordnik.com. [Health Care and Cost-Effectiveness, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty] Reference
Surgery: There are two types of surgeries available one is aggressive surgery and another one is called palliative procedures. From Wordnik.com. [xml's Blinklist.com] Reference
They accuse the researchers of calling palliative sedation a "simple solution for serious inconvenience and unmanageable symptoms.". From Wordnik.com. [RNW: English] Reference
The California Catholic Daily called palliative sedation “a morally questionable end-of-life option†as the excuse to keep it secret. From Wordnik.com. [California Progress Report] Reference
Often physicians are hesitant to call palliative care in, because they misunderstand and think that palliative care is only about brink-of-death care. From Wordnik.com. [Democracy Now!] Reference
The "last, last resort," and by far the most controversial of the legal methods, is sedation to the point of unconsciousness, also known as palliative or terminal sedation. From Wordnik.com. [Medlogs - Recent stories] Reference
They said it's palliative, meaning it makes the family feel good. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 23, 2009] Reference
US Weekly does have some kind of palliative effect, however temporary. From Wordnik.com. [The Dinner Solution] Reference
When she started, Kathleen didn't even know what the word "palliative" meant. From Wordnik.com. [News & Record Article Feed] Reference
We have been doing a kind of palliative measure, but come this dry season, practical and final solution would be found to that place. From Wordnik.com. [AllAfrica News: Latest] Reference
"palliative" care -- care that will make them comfortable as they decline but not be invasive. From Wordnik.com. [The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com] Reference
Depression was less than half as common in the palliative care group. From Wordnik.com. [Quality-Of-Life Cancer Care May Improve Short-Term Survival Rate] Reference
All received routine cancer care and about half also got palliative care. From Wordnik.com. [Quality-Of-Life Cancer Care May Improve Short-Term Survival Rate] Reference
It did not look at the cost of palliative care, which is mostly doctor visits. From Wordnik.com. [Quality-Of-Life Cancer Care May Improve Short-Term Survival Rate] Reference
What was really needed, but people didn't know what the name was, was palliative care. From Wordnik.com. [Beyond “Death Panels”: The Right Way To Die] Reference
After pain control, communication is the most important job of the palliative-care team. From Wordnik.com. [Case Study: Special Care at The End of Life] Reference
The top-rated state was Vermont, with 100 percent of hospitals providing palliative care. From Wordnik.com. [Got a serious illness? Think about moving to Vermont] Reference
In an ideal world, how would you like to see palliative care reflected in health-care legislation?. From Wordnik.com. [Beyond “Death Panels”: The Right Way To Die] Reference
Those problems included depression, so Cruz's palliative-care team arranged for him to see a therapist. From Wordnik.com. [Case Study: Special Care at The End of Life] Reference
Greater numbers will choose concurrent palliative care or hospice services delivered in their own homes. From Wordnik.com. [Barbara Coombs Lee: New York's Palliative Care Information Act: A Sea Change in End-of-Life Care] Reference
At Mount Sinai Hospital, where Ruby died, there is a palliative-care program that counsels you on coping. From Wordnik.com. [How Do I Move On Without My Soulmate?] Reference
Quality of life and physical functioning improved in the palliative care group and worsened in the others. From Wordnik.com. [Quality-Of-Life Cancer Care May Improve Short-Term Survival Rate] Reference
For example, you could do loan-forgiveness programs for doctors and nurses who specialize in palliative care. From Wordnik.com. [Beyond “Death Panels”: The Right Way To Die] Reference
Yet the palliative care group's median survival was better: more than 11 months versus less than nine months. From Wordnik.com. [Quality-Of-Life Cancer Care May Improve Short-Term Survival Rate] Reference
"And if palliative care is not right for you," says Morrison, "the team will get you into the program you need.". From Wordnik.com. [Case Study: Special Care at The End of Life] Reference
The report provides the first state-by-state look at the availability of palliative care programs within hospitals. From Wordnik.com. [Got a serious illness? Think about moving to Vermont] Reference
NEWSWEEK's Ian Yarett spoke with Meier about the "death panel" controversy, palliative care, and health-care reform. From Wordnik.com. [Beyond “Death Panels”: The Right Way To Die] Reference
The new report graded each state based on its percentage of medium and large hospitals with palliative care programs. From Wordnik.com. [Got a serious illness? Think about moving to Vermont] Reference
Nearly half of the 50 states received an A or B, meaning that at least 61 percent of hospitals had palliative care programs. From Wordnik.com. [Got a serious illness? Think about moving to Vermont] Reference
Though the majority of palliative-care patients are terminally ill, that is not one of the criteria for inclusion in a program. From Wordnik.com. [Case Study: Special Care at The End of Life] Reference
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