Receiving an unexpected diagnosis is hard enough — without having to worry about all the other ways it can impact your life. That’s why, as part of a normal treatment regimen, people with a serious medical condition can access palliative care.
In this video, learn what palliative care is and how it can support people and their families, according to Palliative Care Specialist Nathan E. Goldstein, MD.
Nathan E. Goldstein, MD, is a professor of geriatrics and palliative medicine at the Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City.
References
National Institute on Aging. (n.d.). What are palliative care and hospice care?
National Library of Medicine. (2024). What is palliative care? We asked a professional. NIH MedlinePlus Magazine.
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Brittany DoohanBrittany Doohan was the Content Director at HealthiNation and is currently the Editorial Director at Medscape. Through her work with Medscape, she won a Silver Telly Award in May 2022 for "Sleepless Nation: A Public Health Epidemic — Episode 2: A Decade Without a Diagnosis." She has worked in health journalism and video production for more than 8 years, and loves the challenge of explaining complex topics in an easy-to-understand and creative way.
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Karen Hovav, MD, FAAPKaren Hovav, MD, FAAP, has more than 15 years of experience as an attending pediatrician. She has worked in a large academic center in an urban city, a small community hospital, a private practice, and an urgent care clinic.
