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When to Consider Starting Hospice Care

When to Consider Starting Hospice Care

Courtesy Care Initiatives Hospice, Linn County LIVING WELL Magazine
Hospice care is often not considered until the final few weeks or days of care giving life. There are many advantages that can be gained from initiating hospice care earlier. For example, a patient who enters hospice care earlier has the opportunity to make use of pain and symptom management practices, bereavement counseling, and help with end-of-life planning. When to Consider Starting H […]

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Treating patients suffering from pain

Treating Patients Suffering from Pain
By Donna S. Barsky, D.Ph., R.Ph., TexasStar Pharmacy, Collin LIVING WELL Magazine

Pain is the number one reason any of us go to see the doctor. Shockingly, recent reports have found that drug related deaths fueled by an increase in prescription narcotic overdoses now outnumber traffic fatalities in the U.S. […]