As we mark Alzheimer’s Awareness Month during September, we honor the millions of Americans and their families navigating the profound challenges of this devastating disease. Yet, amidst our awareness ...

Around Maine, people are gathering to talk about the kind of death they want for their loved ones and themselves.

From the farmer’s market on Saturday, I bought home fresh smoked fish, homegrown lamb, and a bundle of eucalyptus so fresh the oil gummied my hands as I threaded sprigs into vases. Soon the house ...

I was extraordinarily humbled by the outpouring of empathy from so many readers after my father’s death in Florida, an ordeal (“Give me the needle!” Pops bellowed) that made me grateful I live in ...

The well-being of patients, especially palliative care patients, is determined not only by medical and scientific parameters but also by how well doctors and nurses address patients' spiritual needs.

Around 35% of Americans die in the hospital, which makes it particularly important that hospitalists are equipped to have end ...

As one who has studied medical aid in dying for over 20 years, I found the editorial “Pritzker should veto ‘right to die’ bill passed in the veto session” (Nov. 4) quite disappointing. The experience ...

We believe it is time for the Jewish community, and for New York, to reconsider how we help our loved ones live fully, and ...

Slovenians on Sunday rejected in a referendum a law that allowed terminally ill patients to end their lives, according to ...

Slovenia holds a new referendum Sunday on whether a law legalising assisted dying will be enforced or suspended after critics mounted a campaign against the legislation.

For many people, death is an uncomfortable and anxiety-provoking topic. Conversations about dying may evoke fear, sadness, grief, and uncertainty. In some cultural and religious traditions, speaking ...

Slovenians on Sunday rejected in a referendum a law that allowed terminally ill patients to end their lives, according to preliminary results released by the election authorities. The near-complete ...