Dying patients usually have all the emotional problems they have always had. The image of death growing up in front of them does not obliterate everything that went before. Money problems have not ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. State Rep. Adrielle Camuel has filed a bill in Frankfort that would allow terminally ill patients — with six or fewer months to ...

Dr Kerith Whittigan is a palliative care doctor, and a mum of two school-age children. Understandably, there is an element of grief to her work: it takes a lot of grit to meet patients in the final ...

Researchers analyze experiences and characteristics of a cohort of adolescent and young adult patients with cancer who ...

New York and Illinois are nearby states that recently enacted “medical aid in dying” or “death with dignity” laws that allow a competent, terminally ill patient, possibly in pain, to choose when to ...

With hospitals and health systems looking for better ways to support patients with serious illness, a new resource is showing up as an addition to inpatient care teams: death doulas. Also known as end ...

Catholic nuns who have spent more than a century caring for the dying poor are suing New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, saying a new state law could force them to choose between their faith and their mission ...

On December 17, 2025, Governor Kathy Hochul announced that a deal was reached with lawmakers to move forward with signing the Medical Aid in Dying Act into law. Hochul’s announcement paves the way for ...

A new bill in Kentucky, HB 408, would allow terminally ill patients to request self-administered, life-ending medication. Opponents, like Kentucky Right to Life, argue the bill blurs the line between ...