Palliative care is a specialized medical service for people with a serious medical conditions. The goal of palliative care is to help people with serious illnesses, and their loved ones, feel better physically and emotionally, and improve their quality of life.
Nathan E. Goldstein, MD, is a professor of geriatrics and palliative medicine at the Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City.
References
America’s Research Hospital. (2022). Pain and palliative care.
National Institute on Aging. (2021). What are palliative care and hospice care?
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