Misconceptions Cloud Palliative Care as Population Ages

Date:

Elderly female hand holding hand of young caregiver at nursing home.Geriatric doctor or geriatrician concept. Doctor physician hand on happy elderly senior patient to comfort in hospital examination. BlurryMe/ShutterstockAustralians don’t like talking about death but as the population ages, conversations about the end of life could become increasingly important for care.Every day, more than 450 people in Australia die from a life-limiting or terminal illness, according to Palliative Care Australia.

spot_imgspot_imgspot_img

Share post:

More like this
Related

Taiwan Prosecutors Search Supermicro Office, 2 Firms in AI Server Smuggling Probe

Taiwanese prosecutors have expanded an investigation into alleged illegal...

Peak Body Warns University Students Left Behind by Rising Living Costs and Tuition Fees

A general view of university students on campus at...

As Deepfake Scams Surge, Researchers Test Whether People Can be Trained to Spot Fake Faces

Some of the faces generated using StyleGAN3 and used...

Labor MP Says Anti-Semitic Abuse Was a Rare Occurrence, Then Oct. 7 Happened

Until Oct. 7, 2023, Labor MP Josh Burns could...