A proposed rule from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency may imperil hospice patients’ access to essential medications, stakeholders have indicated...

Theft of opioids from patients in long-term care facilities is a widespread and preventable problem, according to a UConn [University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT] researcher...

CT—Possession of half an ounce or less of hallucinogenic psilocybin would be decriminalized under legislation approved by the Judiciary Committee...

The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will allow hospice patients to receive concurrent care through the Medicare Advantage hospice carve-in...

CMS proposed to update hospice payments by 2.8%, which includes a market-basket percentage increase of 3% and a 0.2 percentage point productivity adjustment...

Growing workloads and resulting stresses on pharmacists have led to well-documented burnout and subsequent staffing shortages...

Fatigue is a common companion of many illnesses that beset older adults: heart disease, cancer, rheumatoid arthritis, lung disease, kidney disease, and neurological conditions like multiple sclerosis, among others...

Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) has introduced a bill that would allow some end-of-life patients to use psilocybin and other investigational treatments...

The suicide rate among veterans in Missouri is nearly double the state rate and one of the highest in the country...