Nine easy New Year's resolutions for people over 50
If you're over 50, you've probably made, and perhaps broken, a lot of New Year's resolutions by now.
Dec 30, 2025
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Health Care Economics and Organizations: News and Research on Advance Directives
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Poll reveals short-term thinking about long-term care
Whether they're counting on Medicare to pay for something it doesn't currently pay for, thinking they can deal with the issue later, or thinking they won't need it at all, a new poll reveals major gaps in knowledge and preparation ...
May 1, 2025
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End-of-life planning can be hampered by misconceptions, but the process is easier than you might think
During the COVID-19 pandemic, many people unexpectedly needed critical care such as ventilators but were unable to communicate their end-of-life wishes to their loved ones.
Mar 11, 2025
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People with dementia aren't currently eligible for voluntary assisted dying. Should they be?
Dementia is the second leading cause of death for Australians aged over 65. More than 421,000 Australians currently live with dementia and this figure is expected to almost double in the next 30 years.
May 21, 2024
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Providing end-of-life care at home has environmental benefits, says study
A study led by Canadian researchers sheds new light on how to approach decreasing the carbon footprint of our health care system by thinking critically about end-of-life care.
May 9, 2024
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Fetal personhood rulings could nullify a pregnant patient's wishes for end-of-life care
The Alabama Supreme Court handed down an unprecedented decision in February 2024, holding that stored frozen embryos created for in vitro fertilization, known as IVF, were "minor children" under a state wrongful death law.
Apr 8, 2024
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Psychiatric advance directives have more advantages than disadvantages, research finds
While advance directives are quite common for patients with physical impairments, advance directives for people with mental impairments are controversial. In many countries, including Germany, there are as yet no legal provisions ...
Sep 13, 2023
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Should terminally ill young people be able to choose voluntary assisted dying?
The ACT Labor-Greens government is currently considering legalizing voluntary assisted dying, as has recently occurred in all six Australian states. But the results of community consultation on the topic suggest the ACT's ...
Jul 5, 2023
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India's new ruling on care of dying will force some to 'live a life of machine-related suffering,' claim physicians
The newly revised ruling on advance medical directives and withholding/withdrawing medical support for the dying in India will inevitably force some terminally ill patients to "live a life of machine-related suffering" and ...
Jun 22, 2023
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