Bring your A-game In my experience as a person with metastatic Ewing’s sarcoma, I have found it helpful to be a coach, not ...

Five new research projects aimed at transforming end-of-life care for people living with dementia have been announced as part ...

Terminally ill people who want help to die should have face-to-face reviews with a specialist end-of-life doctor in an effort to detect coercion, medics have said. A motion passed by delegates at the ...

The case of Karen Ann Quinlan became an accelerant for much of the end-of-life care and legal devices that are now considered standard.

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"I wanted to make a difference by providing the knowledge, support and insight I wish I’d had before my father died." ...

Learn about skin changes at the patient’s end of life. Understand the importance of individualised care in a multiprofessional team.

Teams at the University of Maryland School of Medicine are studying the effects of THC and CBD — the two active ingredients ...

I was intensely sad that Grandpa Jack was dying, but I would never have selfishly asked for him to suffer longer. We were ...

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Judy Kugel blogs twice weekly at 80-something.com and is the author of “70-something — Life, Love and Limits in the Bonus Years.” I am 87 years old. People who meet me are surprised to learn that.

Discover the origins, benefits, and importance of palliative care in improving the quality of life for patients and families.