Clinicians are essential to dying patients. They can allay fears, minimize pain and suffering, and help patients and their ...

Nursing students at Creighton University in Phoenix are using an AI chatbot to learn how to have difficult end-of-life ...

As healthcare continues to evolve, the ability to listen at scale and act with empathy will define the leaders of tomorrow.

Clayton Irvine, PharmD, MBA, MS, senior manager of oncology care at Mayo Clinic, emphasizes the need for health care providers to balance quality patient care with rising costs by openly discussing ...

The success of modern medicine greatly relies on physicians’ ability to genuinely listen to patients. However, some physicians believe genuine conversation with patients is no longer realistic given ...

Imagining conversations with patients who have died helps to remember and honor them Source: yacobchuk/iPhoto This has happened before: A young patient I’ve worked with for a long time in ...

Collecting a patient’s medical history has long been the cornerstone of diagnosis, guiding physicians in their clinical decisions. Yet, the growing burden of patient numbers, limited access to care, ...

Serious illness communications are crucial elements of care delivery for patients with cancer. High-quality serious illness communications are composed of open, honest discussions between patients, ...