Benzodiazepine and antipsychotics — medications that are primarily used to treat symptoms like anxiety, agitation and delirium — may contribute to a higher risk of death among dementia patients in ...

Hospice care aims to bring comfort, peace, and dignity to patients at the end of life. Yet for the growing number of Americans with dementia who enter hospice, their course is often long and ...

Hospice care aims to bring comfort, peace, and dignity to patients at the end of life. Yet for the growing number of Americans with dementia who enter hospice, their course is often long and ...

Common hospice drugs can increase risk of earlier death among patients with Alzheimer’s disease and dementia Benzodiazepines and antipsychotics increased risk of death, compared to hospice patients ...

Study: Common hospice medications may contribute to higher risk of death among people with dementia Costly HIV medications, payment policy stymie long-term care access ...