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...ciplinary field focusing on patients with multiple chronic illnesses, functional impairment, and a high burden of family caregiving responsibilities. It is not dependent on prognosis. The new collaborative initiative between the American Cancer Society and the National Palliative Care Research Center is de...Medicaid patients with lupus travel farther to see specialists
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ST. PAUL, Minn Teens who have chronic daily headache, especially those with migraine hea...ch as depression and panic disorder. "Teens with chronic daily headache should be screened for psychiatric disorders so they can get the treatment and help t...Significant rise in proportion of chronically ill children dying in intensive care
... course of acute bouts of illness in children with chronic problems may not always be clear, suggest the authors. "It is equally possible that parental and societal expectations regarding childrens good health and long life spans prompts them to seek aggressive curative care despite the benefits of such a...Study finds role of mid-brain in integrating heart and respiratory response to exercise
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