end of life care
Americans with terminal cancer are more likely than Europeans to die at home, not in a hospital
Doctors used very different body language when interacting with black and white actors who portrayed dying patients.
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"A turning point in end-of-life care."
WHAT'S HAPPENING
Emotionally charged dreams that lessen the fear of death are surprisingly common.
We all want a high quality of life. But what about the quality of death?
Pretty much everybody thinks doctors should get paid to talk to you about your end-of-life options.
"Imagine that it's one of your constituents, suffering in agonizing pain - their pain medication no longer works. Then imagine that it's your father or your mother or your grandparents or your daughter."
The bill cleared a key legislative committee on Tuesday.
The use of hospice services has grown steadily since they were first offered in the U.S. four decades ago.