What is palliative medicine? what doctor do in it?

Palliative medicine: Means treating the symptoms of a condition in order to make the patient feel more comfortable while the partiular condition runs its course and resolves on its own. The common cold is a good example. We can not cure it, but we can give the patient medicine to make them feel better while the cold resolves on its own.

Symptom experts: Palliative medicine doctors specialize in managing difficult to control symptoms in patients with life-limiting conditions, such as cancer and advanced heart/lung/kidney/liver diseases. Most palliative medicine doctors trained in internal medicine or family medicine before deciding to specialize in palliative medicine but some have other backgrounds, such as geriatricians or oncologists.

Palliative care. : Palliative care places less emphasis on the aggressive treatment of medical issues and more emphasis on keeping the patient with those medical issues as comfortable as possible. Usually meant for patients with terminal,'incurable medical issues. Hospitals generally employ specialists in palliative care.