Common hospice medications linked to higher risk of death in people with dementia

Published Date: 15 Oct 2025

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 unpredictable—making it especially ...

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