We must respect human life from birth to natural death. That means more than contriving cumbersome laws to abet assisted ...

Take Jason, 80, married, with children and grandchildren. When he was diagnosed with metastatic liver cancer and it was clear that he was in his final days of life, his whole family gathered in the ...

Knowing that life is coming to an end must be one of the most heartbreaking feelings. Death is something most of us don’t ...

When people hear “hospice,” they often think it’s the end of hope, of options, of life itself. But for the caregivers and advocates, it’s really the beginning of something else. That is peace, dignity ...

A California hospice nurse is pulling back the curtain on what people regret most in their final moments—and it’s a stark reminder to cherish life while you still can. Julie McFadden, a veteran nurse ...

When I tell people I’m a hospice physician, the most common response is something along the lines of, “That must be so meaningful—helping elderly people in their final moments.” I nod politely. But ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. When Tawnya Healy, 56, recalls the moment she realized her calling was to sit beside the dying ...

Liz Dunnebacke isn’t dying, but for a recent end-of-life care workshop in New Orleans, she pretended to be. Dunnebacke lay still atop a folding table that was dressed as a bed, complaining that her ...

Death doulas are hosting informational sessions at the library for people and families to ask practical questions about ...

Physicians are modestly more likely to die at home or hospice compared with other highly educated occupational groups, other health care practitioners, and the general population, according to a brief ...

The incarcerated care workers of No One Dies Alone, at Carole Young Medical Facility, changed how one woman thought about dying in prison.