Michelle Surdoval’s husband Wally Schauer was diagnosed with cancer and decided to end his life with medical aid in dying.

A recent analysis showed the rate of uninsured children in the U.S. grew from 2022 to 2024. Experts say this could lead to ...

What causes people with cancer to die?The answer, it turns out, may be much different than the medical community has long believed.

A while back, Reddit user sithwonder asked, "Redditors who had a dying confession but then lived, what happened?" and there were some wild stories from people who have had near-death experiences, as ...

Medicare is often seen as a universal safety net, a guarantee for older Americans that after decades of work — and having taxes withheld from their paychecks — the federal government will provide ...

Most people who chose medical assistance in dying in 2024 had a cancer diagnosis and were over the age of 70, new data from ...

Imagine you knew you were dying soon. What would matter most to you? How would you change the way you spend your time? How would you reflect on your life? Whom would you want near? These are common ...

A study published in The BMJ linked skipping first and subsequent mammograms to a higher chance of dying from breast cancer.

Nurse practitioners discuss evidence-based cancer screening and risk-reduction strategies that primary care clinicians can implement for patients with HIV.

Broadcast Retirement Network's Jeffrey Snyder discusses reducing the mortality of breast cancer with Steven Narod, MD, FRCPC, FRSC, Tier I Canada Research Chair in Breast Cancer, University of Toronto ...

When I tell people I’m a hospice physician, the most common response is something along the lines of, “That must be so meaningful—helping elderly people in their final moments.” I nod politely. But ...