We Put Off Planning, Until My Father-in-Law’s Medical Crisis Took Us by Surprise
(By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News) Earlier this month, my husband picked up the phone and learned his 92-year-old
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End of Life
Planning For End-Of-Life Care Is More Crucial Than Ever. Here’s How
(By Katherine Harmon Courage for NPR) The coronavirus pandemic has been a stark reminder “that things can change in a minute
Read More‘I Couldn’t Let Her Be Alone’: A Peaceful Death Amid the COVID Scourge
(By JoNel Aleccia for Kaiser Health News) As her mother lay dying in a Southern California hospital in early May,
Read MoreAn experiment in end-of-life care: Tapping AI’s cold calculus to nudge the most human of conversations
(By Rebecca Robbins for STAT) The daily email that arrived in physician Samantha Wang’s inbox at 8 a.m., just before
Read MoreEnd-Of-Life Planning Is A ‘Lifetime Gift’ To Your Loved Ones
(By Kavitha Cardoza for NPR) Talking about death makes most of us uncomfortable, so we don’t plan for it. That’s a
Read More‘No Intubation’: Seniors Fearful Of COVID-19 Are Changing Their Living Wills
(By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News) DENVER ― Last month, Minna Buck revised a document specifying her wishes should
Read MorePalliative Care Helped Family Face ‘The Awful, Awful Truth’
(By Will Stone for Kaiser Health News) Seattle mourned the news: Elizabeth and Robert Mar died of COVID-19 within a
Read MorePatients Want To Die At Home, But Home Hospice Care Can Be Tough On Families
(By Blake Farmer for NPR) “I’m not anti-hospice at at all,” says Joy Johnston, a writer from Atlanta. “But I
Read MoreMore Medicare Advantage Plans offering palliative care
A Duke University report indicates a rising number of Medicare Advantage plans (61) are offering home-based palliative care as a
Read MoreAs FDA toils over how to regulate CBD, frustration builds on all sides
(By Nicholas Florko for STAT) Companies who want to make CBD are increasingly frustrated that the Food and Drug Administration hasn’t yet
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