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Stock market today: Stocks drift higher as US markets reopen after a holiday pauseI’m A Celebrity viewers react as new ‘fantastic’ celebrities join ITV showDear Editor In the context of an ageing modern healthcare, end-of-life companions should not merely serve as supplementary support but can take on a primary role in providing emotional and spiritual care to patients and their families. [1,2] I agree with Marian Krawczyk’s perspective that non-medical, community-based practitioners can play a central role in demedicalising and deinstitutionalising end-of-life care. [3] Here, I would like to highlight the importance of ensuring humane and dignified end-of-life companionship. Modern healthcare systems, while offering professional palliative and end-of-life care, often focus predominantly on managing physical symptoms, frequently overlooking the psychological, emotional, and spiritual needs of patients and their families. Non-medical support can bridge these gaps by offering emotional care to alleviate anxiety, assisting with end-of-life planning and death education, and providing bereavement counseling to help families adapt to their loss. [4] End-of-life companions help to bring the dying process back to homes and communities through demedicalising and deinstitutionalising. This approach reduces the psychological stress hospital environments can impose on patients, enabling them to spend their final days in familiar settings surrounded by the comfort of family and loved ones. [5] In doing so, it not only enhances patients’ comfort and dignity but also decreases dependence on medical resources. Healthcare systems often struggle to meet the specific needs of patients from diverse cultural backgrounds. End-of-life companions are uniquely positioned to provide personalized spiritual care and ritual arrangements that respect the beliefs of patients and their families. This is particularly significant in migrant communities, ethnic minorities, and marginalized groups. For example, they can facilitate culturally specific death rituals for Muslims, Hindus, or individuals from other faith traditions. [6] Moreover, encouraging the recruitment and training of companions from diverse cultural backgrounds can further enhance the quality of end-of-life care. References 1. Rawlings D, Tieman J, Miller‐Lewis L, et al. What role do death doulas play in end‐of‐life care? A systematic review. Health & Social Care in the Community 2019;27(3):e82-e94. https://doi.org/10.1111/hsc.12660 2. Singer PA, Bowman KW. Quality end-of-life care: A global perspective. BMC Palliative care 2002;1:1-10. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-684X-1-4 3. Krawczyk M. Death doulas could lead end-of-life care. BMJ 2024;387:q2853. doi: 10.1136/bmj.q2853 4. Abel J, Kellehear A, Karapliagou A. Palliative care-the new essentials. 2018. https://doi.org/10.21037/apm.2018.03.04 5. Stajduhar KI. Provocations on privilege in palliative care: are we meeting our core mandate? Progress in Palliative Care 2020;28(2):89-93. https://doi.org/10.1080/09699260.2019.1702334 6. Gatrad A, Sheikh A. Palliative care for Muslims and issues before death. International journal of palliative nursing 2002;8(11):526-31. https://doi.org/10.12968/ijpn.2002.8.11.10894 Competing interests: No competing interests

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Stocks drifted higher on Wall Street in midday trading Thursday, as gains in tech companies and retailers helped boost the market. The S&P 500 rose less than 0.1%. The benchmark index is coming off a three-day winning streak. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 19 points, or 0.1%, as of 12:32 p.m. Eastern time. The Nasdaq composite was up less than 0.1%. Trading volume was lighter than usual as U.S. markets reopened after the Christmas holiday. Chip company Broadcom rose 2.9%, Intel was up 0.7% and Apple gained 0.4%. While tech stocks overall were in the green, some heavyweights were a drag on the market. Semiconductor giant Nvidia, whose enormous valuation gives it an outsize influence on indexes, slipped 0.2%. Meta Platforms fell 0.9%, Amazon was down 0.5%, and Netflix gave up 1.4%. Health care stocks also helped lift the market. CVS Health rose 1.9% and Walgreens Boots Alliance rose 3.3% for the biggest gain among S&P 500 stocks. Several retailers also gained ground. Target rose 2.9%, Best Buy was up 2.1% and Dollar Tree gained 2.2%. U.S.-listed shares in Honda and Nissan rose 4.1% and 15.8%, respectively. The Japanese automakers announced earlier this week that the two companies are in talks to combine. Traders got a labor market update. U.S. applications for unemployment benefits held steady last week , though continuing claims rose to the highest level in three years, the Labor Department reported. Treasury yields rose in the bond market. The yield on the 10-year Treasury rose to 4.61% from 4.59% late Tuesday. Major European markets were closed, as well as Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand and Indonesia. Trading was expected to be subdued this week with a thin slate of economic data on the calendar. Still, U.S. markets have historically gotten a boost at year’s end despite lower trading volumes. The last five trading days of each year, plus the first two in the new year, have brought an average gain of 1.3% since 1950. So far this month, the U.S. stock market has lost some of its gains since President-elect Donald Trump’s win on Election Day, which raised hopes for faster economic growth and more lax regulations that would boost corporate profits. Worries have risen that Trump’s preference for tariffs and other policies could lead to higher inflation , a bigger U.S. government debt and difficulties for global trade. Even so, the U.S. market remains on pace to deliver strong returns for 2024. The benchmark S&P 500 is up roughly 26% so far this year and remains near its most recent all-time high it set earlier this month — its latest of 57 record highs this year. Wall Street has several economic reports to look forward to next week, including updates on pending home sales and home prices, a report on U.S. construction spending and snapshots of manufacturing activity. AP Business Writers Elaine Kurtenbach and Matt Ott contributed.Drew Lock likely to start at QB for the Giants against the Colts on Sunday