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Palliative care is a way to improve quality of life for a person who's being treated for a serious illness. It is a type of medical specialty. To palliate means to ease the symptoms of an illness.

This guide can help you know when to start hospice, how to choose hospice, and how to get ready for home care.

Resuscitation refers to the methods used to try to restart the heart and lungs if they stop working. If you have a serious illness, your healthcare provider will likely talk to you and your loved ones about resuscitation and other treatments you may need in the future. Read on to learn more about resuscitation and what you need to know when deciding about this treatment.

Shortness of breath (dyspnea) is common in people with serious or advanced illness. It makes breathing difficult and uncomfortable. Read on to learn more.

Tourette syndrome causes repeated tics. Tics are sudden, uncontrolled vocal sounds or muscle jerks.

A Mediterranean-style diet is a healthy way of eating, not a specific diet to lose weight. It includes a lot of foods from plants, such as vegetables, fruits, and whole grains, plus olive oil and seafood.

Candida is a type of yeast found in the body. Having too much of this yeast can cause a serious condition called candidemia.

IV infiltration is when some of the fluid leaks out under the skin where the IV tube has been put into your vein. You may have swelling, pain, burning in the IV area. This is a common problem.

Dystonia is a condition that causes muscle movements that you can’t control. There are many kinds of dystonia. Focal dystonia means it happens in 1 part of the body. Task-specific means it causes problems with certain tasks, such as writing, playing a musical instrument, or playing a sport.