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End Of Life Care

Aug. 3, 2016

The 4 Things That Are Worse Than Death, According to 180 Severely Ill PeopleA rather dark version of the game Would You Rather.

By Melissa Dahl
end of life care July 15, 2016

A Lot of Cancer Patients Aren’t on the Same Page As Their DoctorsAs a new study shows, the numbers are quite depressing.

By Jesse Singal
end-of-life care July 13, 2015

Two Graphs Show Just How Little Progress the U.S. Has Made on End-of-Life CareThere seem to be some effective ways to nudge patients and their families toward better end-of-life decisions, but they just haven’t caught on yet.

By Jesse Singal

end-of-life care Oct. 28, 2014

More Evidence That We’re Bad at Talking About DeathThese can be insanely difficult conversations to have.

By Jesse Singal
Oct. 15, 2014

Atul Gawande on Making Life Meaningful, All the Way to the EndWhat we get wrong about our final years.

By Melissa Dahl
health carnage Dec. 28, 2010

GOP Could Force Vote on White House End-of-Life-Counseling RuleNo more secrets!

By Chris Rovzar
health carnage Dec. 27, 2010

Can the Democrats Get Ahead of the ‘Death Panel’ Myth This Time Around?Probably not.

By Chris Rovzar