Tag Archives: end-of-life

Ambiguity on advance directives may result in undesired treatment
September 29, 2016

A recent study “Decisions by Default: Incomplete and Contradictory POLST in Emergency Care” found that 69% [...]

The positivity effect in the dying
August 10, 2016

USC gerontologists recently studied the “positivity effect.”  They found that people with limited time left tend to [...]

Dying elderly are given unnecessary medical treatment
June 28, 2016

Over 1/3 of older patients are being given unnecessary or even invasive and/or harmful treatment. [...]

One graphic shows how and where Americans die
June 27, 2016

Interesting picture of the last year of life.  Click on the image to see it zoomed [...]

Interesting examination of whether “time flies”
June 10, 2016

Does time really pass more quickly as we get older? click here to read full [...]

Ongoing movement of end-of-life laws
June 9, 2016

Passing, withdrawing, discussing and educating continue nationwide in the controversial subject of end-of-life. The most [...]

End-of-life dreams
April 20, 2016

Read and/or listen to a Ted Talk about the dreams of the dying and the [...]

Defining a “good death”
April 1, 2016

A research team has determined 11 core factors to contemplate when defining a “good death.”  Additionally, [...]

One stop shop for end of life planning
February 15, 2016

A new website planbeyond.com has been developed to help people prepare for issues at the end of life. [...]

Christy O’Donnell dies before law she fought for goes into effect
February 9, 2016

Christy O’Donnell passed away on February 6, 2016 after a long and painful battle with [...]