Have you ever bought a new LED bulb that promises to last for years and years, only to find it burns out within a year or so, just like a poor-quality incandescent? You're not alone -- and it's ...

During the last few months or weeks of life, someone dying from their cancer might have symptoms, strong emotions or other challenges to cope with. There is help and support for people who are dying ...

A new law adopted in the province of Quebec on October 31st allows Ms Demontigny to request what Canadians call medical assistance in dying (MAID) long in advance of her deterioration. It ...

By Amelia Nierenberg Reporting from London Patients are dying in the corridors of Britain’s hospitals. Pregnant women are receiving miscarriage treatments in semipublic places. Incontinent ...

Patients are dying in corridors and pregnant women are miscarrying in side rooms as overwhelmed hospitals struggle to cope, nurses say. The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) said evidence provided by ...

"In the United States, males and females have a 1 in 1000 risk of dying from alcohol use if they consume more than 7 drinks per week. This risk increases to 1 in 100 if they consume more than 9 ...

What happens in the last days of life is different for everyone. But it can help carers and relatives to know a little about what to expect. Knowing that you or a loved one is close to dying can be ...

Aaron Wojack for The New York Times Supported by By Joshua Barone A few years ago, during the Ojai Music Festival in California, the pianist Vikingur Olafsson was having a couple of beers with the ...

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Free Expression: Gerard Baker can’t keep a resolution, but maybe our leaders can. Here are the columnist’s recommendations for Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, European leaders and even ...

Saturday, he sank. “I left the golf course in tears, called my wife and I said, I think I’m dying again; it’s all back,” Woodland said. “We went home, I was on the internet all night.

As a dying person comes to terms with their own mortality and begins to prepare for death, they may use life review, or life reconciliation, as a way to find closure and a sense of completion. A life ...