Unhoused people are more likely to die in hospitals or on the streets.

When dementia patients on Medicare enroll in hospice, they lose other crucial supports and services.

Palliative care doesn’t always involve evidence-based advances from psychiatry and psychological science to address psychological symptoms.

Advanced cancer patients may have misconceptions about how long they will live. "We need better ways to help people understand terrifying news."

There are ways palliative care providers can navigate conversations to help end-of-life patients optimize their quality of life and mitigate suffering.

"Most people in the world die badly—many through no treatment at all and many through excessive often futile treatment that increases suffering."

When offered early on, palliative care improves quality of life, mood, and end-of-life care for patients with advanced acute myeloid leukemia (AML).

Black people seek substantially more intensive treatment as part of end-of-life care, a new study shows. White people are more likely to choose hospice.