The values that Jimmy Carter embodied in his international career are reflected in his end-of-life decisions. These offer lessons for all Canadians.
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Most people would prefer to die at home than in hospital. If dying at home could be made more feasible and well resourced, both the dying and the living would benefit.
The distress experienced by people near death is not limited to pain caused by illness or disease. Our research sheds light on the economic and political reasons dying is much harder for some.
When dementia patients on Medicare enroll in hospice, they lose other crucial supports and services.
Palliative care, often misunderstood, is not synonymous with hospice care.
When you prepare to talk about end-of-life decisions and the legacy you want to leave behind, try thinking about them as gifts you bestow to family and friends.
A hospice doctor spent 10 years studying the end-of-life experiences of over 1,400 terminally ill patients.
The UK government is allowing care homes and hospices to reuse leftover medicines during the pandemic. Here’s why that’s a good thing.
When a patient dies, grieving family and friends too often languish in neglect.
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