When, how, and where dying with dignity can take place, with options and implications for individuals, families, and society.

For centuries, humans have thought of death as a single, dramatic instant - the final heartbeat, the last breath, the moment when the light fades from the eyes. But modern science, ancient philosophy, ...

For the majority of adults, death is not sudden, but comes at the end of a long and steady decline. In the absence of dementia or the loss of mental faculties, the dying are usually acutely aware of ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (ABC 4) — End-of-life doulas can provide a unique service to the elderly and their families by normalizing the stages of death and aiding families through the process of loss.

Medical science has pushed the boundary of survival so far that the moment of death no longer looks like a clean line. Instead, it resembles a gray zone in which cells, organs, and consciousness shut ...