Ashley Welch, Health Writer

Ashley Welch

Ashley Welch is a journalist focusing on health and science reporting with more than a decade of experience in both breaking news and long-form storytelling. She served as the health editor for CBSNews.com for several years, reporting, writing, and editing daily health news articles and features. She is currently a freelancer writing for a mix of local, national, and international publications.

Articles by Ashley Welch

Terminal Illnesses

March 2025
COPD hospice care can help ensure comfort and peace for your loved one and their family, as the end of their approaches with this…

Care At Home

March 2025
Holding On at the End of Life, and Letting Go…

Care At Home

March 2025
Terminal restlessness and terminal agitation are a result of medical conditions that can’t be cured, although there are treatment options to ease these particular…

Care At Home

March 2025
Failure to Thrive is a set of symptoms in adults characterized by physical and mental decline….

Care At Home

July 2024
Discover the signs of active dying and gain guidance on offering support and coping with grief in this comprehensive exploration of the end-of-life journey….

Care At Home

November 2023
Respite care for the holidays can provide a much-needed temporary break for caregivers to rest, recharge, and enjoy the magic of the season….