As individuals approach the final stage of life, medical needs shift from curative interventions to comfort, dignity, and meaning. End-of-life care (EOLC) focuses on alleviating pain, easing emotional ...

A flair of energy in the brain in a dying patient who had “no blood pressure” or “heart rate” could be evidence of the “soul leaving the body” after death, according to an expert. Dr. Stuart Hameroff, ...

A hospice doctor who oversees the care of terminally ill patients in their final moments has detailed exactly what happens to the body when we're dying. Death is usually marked when a patient's heart ...

Death has strange ways of taking loved ones away. Sometimes it is so sudden that you feel cheated; other times it is so prolonged and uncertain that you wish for the person to be relieved of the pain ...

Whether or not humans are ready, AI predictions are quietly set to become part of end-of-life medical decisions. Could an artificial intelligence algorithm used for end-of-life care decisions predict ...

Haupt is a health and wellness editor at TIME. Haupt is a health and wellness editor at TIME. Talking about death doesn’t have to be morbid. If you approach the conversation the right way, “it makes ...

End-of-life planning is an important step to take to help you prepare for your future. What is end-of-life planning? End-of-life planning is the process of thinking about and documenting what you’d ...

After just one season, Emmy-winning drama “The Pitt” is already having an impact on healthcare conversations. That’s the finding from a new study released Monday by the USC Norman Lear Center, which ...