Many people do not prepare advanced directives for their end-of-life medical care, so family members must make treatment decisions on their behalf. A new study in the journal Health Communication reveals that both medical ...
Mar 22, 2017
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A review of studies examining perceived life expectancy among people with long term health conditions has found patients may overestimate their life expectancy.
Jan 12, 2017
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A new study indicates that many nursing home residents receiving dialysis do not have advance directives that sufficiently address end-of-life treatment decisions. Those with advance directives that put limitations on treatments ...
Jan 5, 2017
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Studies by the University of Basel have shown that whether and how risk-taking propensity varies over a person's life span depends in part on how risk taking is measured. When subjects are asked how they assess their risk ...
Oct 4, 2016
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Scientists have confirmed one of the brain areas responsible for rapid updating of information during learning - the sort of information we use to negotiate many changing situations in everyday life.
May 31, 2016
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Despite their nearness to death, a sizeable proportion of advanced cancer patients remain unaware of basic information about their illness or its treatment, researchers from Weill Cornell Medicine report. Reviewing test results ...
May 24, 2016
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A related package of articles published online by JAMA Oncology focuses on end-of-life care for teens and young adults and advance care planning for patients with cancer. The package of articles includes two original investigations, ...
Jul 9, 2015
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A Deakin University law academic has questioned if we are doing the right thing by saving the lives of extremely premature babies.
Jun 16, 2015
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Dutch doctors withhold/withdraw treatment in a substantial proportion of elderly patients, reveals research published online in the Journal of Medical Ethics.
Apr 20, 2015
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(HealthDay)—Being a parent makes cancer patients more likely to seek life-extending treatments, a new study says.
Oct 15, 2014
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