Advanced care planning (ACP) is a process of reflection and communication about a person's values and wishes concerning future health issues and personal care preferences in the event that one becomes incapable of consenting to or refusing treatment or other care.
Ascensia Diabetes Care announced it has received FDA 510(k) clearance for the Contour Next One Blood Glucose Monitoring System (BGMS),...
NxStage Medical, Inc. announced that the FDA has cleared its System One for solo home hemodialysis, without a care partner,...
While single-inhaler triple therapy (SITT) devices were not available when the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease strategy and National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidelines were developed...
Impact of supportive care on cancer treatment outcomes
The British Menopause Society, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and the Society for Endocrinology have produced this joint position statement to provide guidance to healthcare practitioners who offer care to women experiencing the menopause.
Patients with relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis who received Lemtrada (alemtuzumab), from Sanofi, continued to experience effects of treatment on disease...
Objectives: This online international Delphi survey aimed to evolve clinical-patient-led practical guidance, to inspire and encourage a holistic approach to care that is managed in specialist settings by multidisciplinary teams and supported by allied healthcare professionals (HCPs) and patient advocacy groups (PAGs).
‘Taking Control’ enables people to easily record, share and store their own future healthcare choices