In a recently viral TikTok series, creator Ali Tate Cutler spends time with her terminally ill grandma who has made the choice to end her life through euthanasia. While sharing start-of-life stories - ...

While my family sits with our ailing father in the difficult time between life and death, my niece, Lindsey offered invaluable insight as a former hospice nurse. Her calm and open demeaner about the ...

How you approach end-of-life care for yourself or a loved one is a personal and important decision. You may consider hospice care, a death doula, or both to guide you during this time. Here’s what ...

Whether or not humans are ready, AI predictions are quietly set to become part of end-of-life medical decisions. Could an artificial intelligence algorithm used for end-of-life care decisions predict ...

According to the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization, in 2022, 1.72 million Medicare recipients were enrolled in hospice for at least one day. Hospice does not hasten death but rather ...

This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they ...

For many people, death is an uncomfortable and anxiety-provoking topic. Conversations about dying may evoke fear, sadness, grief, and uncertainty. In some cultural and religious traditions, speaking ...

Out-of-Pocket Costs for Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors and Patient Outcomes in EGFR- and ALK-Positive Advanced Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer Literature review identified 226 unique measures from 23 measure ...

Readers discuss unwanted medical care and choosing to die. To the Editor: Re “Doctors Saved Her Life, Even Over Her Wishes” (front page, Aug. 28): I read with great interest your story about when ...

You may have heard of a birth doula – someone who provides non-medical support and advocacy throughout pregnancy, birth and after the baby has been born. More recently, so-called death doulas – people ...