Hospice experts describe a distinctive sound, known as the death rattle, that often signals a person is within a day of dying ...

Has someone in your life ever needed hospice care? This type of medical care is often recommended when people have ...

A hospice doctor who cares for terminally ill patients has explained what happens to the body in the final stages of life. Dr ...

I’ve spent more than a decade in hospice care, sitting at the bedsides of people facing the final days of their lives. I’ve held hands in hospital rooms, in tents, in prison cells, and in homes that ...

Benzodiazepine and antipsychotics — medications that are primarily used to treat symptoms like anxiety, agitation and delirium — may contribute to a higher risk of death among dementia patients in ...