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Some patients with a terminal illness seem to be able to ‘hold on’ until after an anticipated holiday or event. This might be less about staying positive and more about being supported in your goals.
Doctors use social media for reasons ranging from the strictly professional to the highly personal: They connect with colleagues, raise awareness of social issues and educate the public on health topics.
Patients with incurable cancer want to be informed about their disease and its treatment, but must also maintain hope. This inner conflict can affect how they process information about their prognosis.
Close to half of those who die by suicide saw a primary care doctor within a month of their death.
Research shows that when health care professionals work in a collaborative manner, patient satisfaction and outcomes improve.
Because they help to create a shared understanding, metaphors can play a critical role in navigating the gap between the knowledge patients and health-care providers bring.
Palliative care, often misunderstood, is not synonymous with hospice care.
New studies highlight the difficulties cancer patients have when discussing their illness with family and medical teams.
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