(HealthDay)—Prior advance care planning cuts surrogates' decision-making burden, according to a study published online Aug. 4 in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society.
Aug 19, 2015
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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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When it comes to making health decisions for an older adult, what health surrogates don't know can be harmful, according to new research. While 75% of surrogates feel extremely confident in their knowledge of a loved one's ...
Nov 26, 2018
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Thailand, once a top choice for would-be parents around the world who were seeking a surrogate, has narrowed the choices for people looking to hire a woman to carry a fetus in her womb.
Aug 7, 2015
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Among families of patients with chronic critical illness, the use of palliative care-led informational and emotional support meetings compared with usual care did not reduce anxiety or depression symptoms, according to a ...
Jul 5, 2016
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Women who use surrogate mothers to have a child do not have a legal right to maternity leave when the baby is born, the European Court of Justice ruled on Tuesday.
Mar 18, 2014
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Thailand's parliament has voted to ban commercial surrogacy after outrage erupted over the unregulated industry following a series scandals including the case of an Australian couple accused of abandoning a baby with Down's ...
Nov 28, 2014
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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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Researchers from Regenstrief Institute and Indiana University report that nearly half of the time medical treatments and orders received for incapacitated patients were not compatible with goals of care requested by their ...
Jun 10, 2020
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A record number of elderly people are completing living wills to guide end-of-life medical treatments – up from 47 percent in 2000 to 72 percent in 2010 – according to new research from the University of Michigan and ...
Apr 2, 2014
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