Miracle Machine Makes Heroic Rescues — And Leaves Patients In Limbo
(By Melissa Bailey for Kaiser Health News) The latest miracle machine in modern medicine — whose use has skyrocketed in
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Never Say ‘Die’: Why So Many Doctors Won’t Break Bad News
(By JoNel Aleccia for Kaiser Health News) PORTLAND, Ore. — After nearly 40 years as an internist, Dr. Ron Naito
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(By JoNel Aleccia for Kaiser Health News) WASHINGTON, D.C. — In the 18 years that Kathy Brandt and Kim Acquaviva
Read moreBecome a donor—save lives
(Source: www.medicare.gov/blog) Every day, 20 people die while waiting for an organ transplant. Just one donor can save and heal
Read moreAt Death’s Door, Shedding Light On How To Live
(By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News) Nothing so alters a person as learning you have a terminal illness. Ronni
Read moreWithout Safety Net Of Kids Or Spouse, ‘Elder Orphans’ Need Fearless Fallback Plan
(By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News) It was a memorable place to have an “aha” moment about aging. Peter
Read moreIs ‘Precision Medicine’ The Answer To Cancer? Not Precisely.
(By Liz Szabo for Kaiser Health News) Facing incurable breast cancer at age 55, MaryAnne DiCanto put her faith in
Read moreCreating Rituals To Honor The Dead At Long-Term-Care Facilities
(By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News) GRAY, Ga. — One by one, their names were recited as family members
Read moreWhat are end-of-life rallies?
If you had a love one in hospice, you dream of having that one final conversation or connection with them
Read moreFraud, waste, and abuse in the Medicare hospice program is ‘repellent’
(By Joanne M. Chiedi for STAT) Like many Americans, I have a story about hospice care for a loved one.
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