Oct 20 One out of six deaths worldwide were pollution-related in 2015 By Laura Santhanam That’s three times more deaths than all fatal cases of AIDS, tuberculosis or malaria, a new report says. Continue reading
Sep 17 End-of-life decisions can be difficult. This doctor thinks ‘nudges’ can help By Bob Tedeschi, STAT A critical care physician says "nudges" can help those with serious illnesses make sound decisions at a time of great emotional and physical complexity. Continue reading
Sep 08 seventysomething: When it’s time to stop fixing life’s holes By Susie Kaufman Deep listening is often the palliative that people are wanting and not getting. Continue reading
Jun 30 The man who studies how Americans die By Laura Santhanam In 2014, 2.6 million Americans died, according to the latest available data from the National Center for Health Statistics. Continue reading
May 16 Here’s a map that shows each state’s top cause of death By Tim Henderson, Stateline Although the top causes of death are similar for most states, many states have their own peculiar hard cases. Continue reading
Feb 13 In victory or dissent, Scalia was a man of strong opinions By Mark Sherman, Associated Press Scalia deeply influenced a generation of conservative legal thinkers and was a lightning rod for criticism from the left almost from the moment President Ronald Reagan put him on the court in 1986. Continue reading
Feb 04 Watch 7:39 Amid death’s throes, young doctor examines life for meaning By PBS News Hour By age 36, neurosurgeon Paul Kalanithi had earned five degrees across various fields and was at the end of a residency at Stanford. Then he was diagnosed with lung cancer, a disease that killed him 22 months later. Facing death,… Continue watching
Oct 22 Will you die prematurely? This blood test may contain the answer By Nsikan Akpan In a new study in Cell Systems, scientists present the possible reasons why a set of blood markers correlate with premature death in ostensibly healthy people. Continue reading
Aug 08 Watch 9:49 New guidelines may encourage end-of-life discussions By PBS News Hour A national movement to normalize end-of-life discussions among family and friends is on the rise. With Medicare planning to cover these conversations with physicians, The Conversation Project, a Boston-based non-profit, is highlighting the importance of talking openly about dying. Special… Continue watching
Jul 09 Once politically toxic, Medicare plans to cover end-of-life counseling By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Matt Sedensky, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Six years ago, a proposal for Medicare to cover end-of-life counseling touched off a political uproar that threatened to stall President Barack Obama's health care law in Congress. This week, when Medicare finally announced it would make the… Continue reading