Most cases of disagreements over patients' wishes for end-of-life care that have made national headlines have typically involved previously healthy people who didn't think the conversation was relevant to them. Dr. Susan ...
Feb 18, 2015
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A growing number of folks may have heard of the death-positive movement, death cafés or death-friendly communities—each of which are animated by the understanding that welcoming our own mortality could improve the quality ...
Nov 6, 2023
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Americans suffer needless discomfort and undergo unwanted and costly care as they die, in part because of a medical system ruled by "perverse incentives" for aggressive care and not enough conversation about what people want, ...
Sep 17, 2014
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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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Globally, 20 million people per year require palliative care at the end of their lives.
Jul 12, 2017
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While long-term acute care hospitals (LTACHs) are designed to help patients recover and regain independence, fewer than 1-in-5 older adults who were transferred to such facilities were alive five years later, leaving them ...
Aug 26, 2019
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Significant disparities in the quality of end-of-life lung cancer care were found among racial-ethnic minorities, with higher odds of experiencing potentially preventable medical encounters during end-of-life as compared ...
May 10, 2018
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Few people may want to spend a Saturday night planning their end-of-life care, but playing a game designed to spur conversation about advance care planning may be a more enjoyable way to ease into the process, according to ...
Oct 11, 2017
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A new report involving UCL researchers has laid bare difficulties British Muslims face when accessing palliative and end of life care.
Mar 13, 2023
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Most people may not wish to devote much time to thinking about their death. However, it's an unfortunate fact that the entry point into experiences or conversations around death and end-of-life care can happen abruptly.
May 12, 2023
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