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Academy Award-nominated film ‘End Game’ examines end-of-life care
The Academy Award-nominated documentary "End Game" looks at different approaches in palliative care for people with terminal illness. The film follows medical practitioners, patients, and their families, as they tackle the difficult questions that arise during end-of-life care. NewsHour Weekend's…
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Learning how to think about death changed how I live
Viewing death as unrelated to life, or antithetical it, does a disservice to the days we have, because we don’t know how to value them, says John Leland. The journalist and author explains how an elderly friend changed his perspective…
Opinion: What a 91-year-old taught me about appreciating death
Every time I visited him he said he wanted to die. He wasn’t depressed or even sad – in fact, talking about dying always got him in a good mood. Wanting to die was the best reason to live.
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Why writing my last will and testament called for an ice cream sundae
There will be some advantages to non-beingness, says Sheila Nevins: namely, avoiding the family squabbles after her death. The author and former president of HBO Documentary Films offers her humble opinion on preparing for the end of life, and finding…
That’s three times more deaths than all fatal cases of AIDS, tuberculosis or malaria, a new report says.
A critical care physician says "nudges" can help those with serious illnesses make sound decisions at a time of great emotional and physical complexity.
Deep listening is often the palliative that people are wanting and not getting.
In 2014, 2.6 million Americans died, according to the latest available data from the National Center for Health Statistics.
Although the top causes of death are similar for most states, many states have their own peculiar hard cases.
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