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Hospice Care vs. Palliative Care: What’s the Difference?
Patients facing a serious or life-limiting illness may sometimes be offered hospice care, palliative care or both. The terms are often confused. A lack of understanding can make the conversation around these topics emotionally fraught. Hospice care and palliative care...
Care to Talk
Gathering with Loved Ones? Talk About Healthcare Decisions this Holiday Season The words “We have to talk” can fill a person with dread, especially when spoken by a spouse or partner. But it is vitally important to have conversations about healthcare decision-making...
November is National Family Caregivers Month – Recognizing “Caregiving Around the Clock”
Are you one of the 43.5 million Americans who provide care for a loved one – a spouse, parent or in-law with Alzheimer’s disease, or a special needs child? AARP estimates that the economic value of so-called “informal caregiving” is more than $470 billion annually....
Who’s Who in the Hospital?
Who are All These People in the Hospital? A trip to the hospital can be stressful and overwhelming. Adding to the confusion is the parade of medical professionals with different roles and functions. Who should you talk to when you want information, or to voice...
How to Avoid Being a Victim of a Medical Error
You check into the hospital expecting to receive care that will restore you to health. Yet for up to 250,000 people each year, the care they receive does just the opposite. A study released last year found that hospital errors are the third leading cause of death in...
It’s Flu Season – Take a Shot at Staying Well
Flu Season a Good Time to Make Sure Your Vaccines are Up-to-Date Each year, it is estimated that between 12,000 and 56,000 Americans will die of the flu. Those numbers are staggering, especially when you consider that the flu is largely preventable. Flu vaccine is...