I’d like to tell you about the last time I wept. It was for my grandmother, a mother to me in many ways, who taught me ...

Columbia physician warns medical assistance in dying laws spreading across the United States could create a slippery slope ...

More and more countries are legalizing medically assisted death. But even as the concept gains acceptance, there are difficult, unresolved questions about who should be eligible.

When Annaliese Holland lives the final moments of her short, 26-year life, her “incredible” doctor and “beautiful human” Chloe Furst will be by her side.

You would hope for your dying days to be full of calm and care. But our research with people who are dying shows this is far from the reality for many people. Instead, financial stress plays a huge ...

"This is not about giving up. It’s about comfort, dignity and maintaining control,” said Tom Albin ...

A mental health patient on unescorted leave was found unconscious in the back footwell of her car in a hospital car park overdosed on drugs from ...

Ian von Memerty (61) died in Johannesburg this week by his own hand, and while he drew widespread support on social media, ...

A woman visiting the hospital with her partner says she saw the patient in her final moments and alerted staff.

People who never marry are just as likely, or even more likely, to have a good death than married people. Those with no ...

Aid-in-dying law makes sense ...

Over a five-year span, women who used complementary and alternative medicine had a greater mortality rate than those who ...