Palliative care (from Latin palliare, to cloak) is any form of medical care or treatment that concentrates on reducing the severity of disease symptoms, rather than striving to ...

NHPCO is dedicated to promoting and maintaining quality care for terminally ill persons and their families, and to making hospice an integral part of the U.S. health care system.

Comfort care and palliative medicine for the chronic and terminally ill in hospice, home care, and hospital settings

Palliative Care Program : Clinical Information : Educational Opportunities : General Public : Research: Resources: The Palliative & End of Life Care Institute Summary ...

Palliative care is specialized care focused on the pain, symptoms and stress of serious illness. Find a hospital or medical center in your area that has a palliative care program.