Palliative Care for Serious Diseases

Palliative care is often misunderstood as meaning a patient will not get “real treatment.” That is not accurate. Instead, palliative care offers a different type of treatment. Rather than focusing on curing a disease and exposing patients to aggressive treatment and therapy, palliative care focuses on improving the quality of life and relieving patients’ pain. Many patients receive both palliative and curative care at the same time, and benefit from the combination of treatment types. 

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New Warnings on Singulair Allergy and Asthma Drug

Due to its psychiatric side effects, the FDA advises that Singulair should not be the first choice treatment for mild allergies, and healthcare providers should weigh the potential risks and benefits before prescribing Singulair for asthma.

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Thousands of Deaths Linked to Weak US Air Pollution Rules

Military service comes with life-threatening risks, but a study published in November 2019 shows that tens of thousands of veterans are dying from an invisible danger: air pollution in the U.S. The researchers concluded that the EPA standards for air quality are not adequate to protect Americans from death caused by air pollution, and their […]

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