Opinion: Faith, science and doctors’ struggle with end of life care

A lot of these costs would diminish if people simply exercised more, ate better and lost weight. In fact, per one estimate, ...
The Malta Independent

The Elderly, Reflections from Family Practice and Ethics

Author: Pierre Mallia, Publisher Kite Group, 2025 I am extremely thankful to Professor Pierre Mallia for asking me to write an introduction to his collection of essays entitled The ...

Senior living: More people are caring for dying loved ones at home. This nonprofit is shows them how

Demand for home health care, including at-home hospice care, has skyrocketed since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, as has ...
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Here are the essential aspects of end-of-life care planning

Take control of your future by integrating end-of-life care planning. Learn how to ensure your wishes are respected and ...
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End-of-life care for elderly patients with advanced lung cancer in the United States and Ontario.

Scientific evidence underlying National Comprehensive Cancer Network Clinical Practice Guidelines. Background: Although the health care systems in the U.S. and Canada differ, both have ...
The New York Times

Making End-of-Life Decisions

Readers discuss unwanted medical care and choosing to die. To the Editor: Re “Doctors Saved Her Life, Even Over Her Wishes” (front page, Aug. 28): I read with great interest your story about when ...
PBS

“Death is Just One Day”: How End-of-Life Doulas Are Changing the Conversation Around How We Die

Virginia Chang’s first real exposure to death came in 2016, when she lost three family members in seven months—first her father, then her mother-in-law, then her mother. “I was wholly unprepared, ...
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Quality goals-of-care documentation can drastically reduce aggressive end-of-life care

Goals-of-care conversations can help clinicians align treatment with patient preferences. Documenting those discussions can ...