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A Hospital鈥檚 Human Touch: Why Taking Care In Discharging A Patient Matters
Patients and caregivers often feel abandoned and lose trust in health care professionals when they sense a lack of caring during transitions. With it, they feel better able to handle concerns and act on their doctors鈥 recommendations.
Geriatric Assessments Could Fine-Tune Cancer Care For Older Adults
The American Society of Clinical Oncology issued a new guideline that recommends adults 65 and older receive a geriatric assessment when considering or undergoing chemotherapy.
Resucitar o no resucitar: c贸mo evitar errores con los testamentos en vida
Expertos aseguran que los malentendidos que provocan documentos destinados a guiar la toma de decisiones al final de la vida son “sorprendentemente comunes”.
That 鈥楲iving Will鈥 You Signed? At The ER, It Could Be Open To Interpretation.
End-of-life documents express your preferences for care but may not be binding medical orders. Here鈥檚 how to better prepare for the unexpected 鈥 that your last wishes won鈥檛 be carried out.
Suspension Of California鈥檚 Aid-In-Dying Law Leaves Sick Patients In Limbo
Doctors have stopped writing lethal prescriptions and pharmacists have stopped filling them after a court fight over how the law was enacted.
Decisi贸n de Barbara Bush al final de su vida crea debate sobre los “cuidados paliativos”
Muchos creen que elegir los “cuidados paliativos” significa abandonar el tratamiento. Expertos aclaran por qu茅 esta creencia es err贸nea.
Barbara Bush’s End-Of-Life Decision Stirs Debate Over 鈥楥omfort Care鈥
The former first lady鈥檚 announcement 鈥渘ot to seek additional medical treatment鈥 and to focus on 鈥渃omfort care鈥 shone a light on end-of-life choices.
鈥楢ggressive鈥 New Advance Directive Would Let Dementia Patients Refuse Food
Supporters call it the strongest move yet to document a patient鈥檚 advance wishes in cases of severe dementia. Critics say it would deny basic care to society鈥檚 most vulnerable.
Matrimonio captura en video sus 煤ltimos d铆as de vida
Bajo la ley de muerte digna de Oregon, Charlie y Francie Emerick, casados durante 66 a帽os y ambos con enfermedades terminales, decidieron morir el mismo d铆a, tomados de la mano. Una de sus hijas grab贸 el video.
Oregon Couple鈥檚 Final Days Captured In Intimate Aid-In-Dying Video
Dr. Charles Emerick and his wife, Francie, died together last spring after both being diagnosed with terminal illnesses. First, they let their daughter turn on the camera.
驴Nunca es tarde para operar? Las cirug铆as al final de la vida son comunes y costosas
Muchos abuelitos se exponen a procedimientos que hacen m谩s mal que bien, afectando su calidad de vida en el poco tiempo que les queda de vida.
Never Too Late To Operate? Surgery Near End Of Life Is Common, Costly
Nearly 1 in 3 Medicare patients undergo an operation in their final year of life.
KHN Conversation On Living Well With Dementia
Listen and learn from this Kaiser Health News鈥 Facebook Live event. 鈥淣avigating Aging鈥 columnist Judith Graham led a discussion about dementia, one of the most challenging chronic conditions for individuals and their families 鈥 which affects millions of American families.
At Some Veterans Homes, Aid-In-Dying Is Not An Option
Citing fears of losing federal funds, California is the latest state to require discharge of terminally ill residents from state veterans homes if they plan to end their lives with lethal drugs.
M茅dicos aprenden a hablar con sus pacientes sobre el final de la vida
Una gu铆a busca ayudar a los m茅dicos a conversar con sus pacientes terminales sobre un tema cr铆tico que no siempre se aborda de la mejor manera.
Doctors Learn How To Talk To Patients About Dying
Clinicians can be so focused on fixing problems and saving lives that they often avoid talking to patients about their prognosis.
As Doctors Drop Opposition, Aid-In-Dying Advocates Target Next Battleground States
Will efforts to expand the practice to Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey and Hawaii succeed this year?
For Elder Health, Trips To The ER Are Often A Tipping Point
Experts provide tips for older patients and their caregivers to cope with the physical and mental declines associated with emergency room visits.
Reverberations From War Complicate Vietnam Veterans鈥 End-Of-Life Care
Vietnam veterans鈥 wartime experiences 鈥 and their lasting psychological toll 鈥 can make it harder to treat their physical and emotional pain as they approach death.
鈥楶ut The Fire Under Us鈥: Church Spurs Parishioners To Plan For Illness And Death
Pastor Gloria White-Hammond wants to get all 600 congregants to write down their end-of-life wishes and discuss them with their families.
