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The debate over physician-assisted suicide came to the fore in New Hampshire last month when a Concord man asked about it on a national stage. Jim Kinhan,…
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Peg Kelly fought three different types of cancer over ten years. Towards the end of the decade her chemotherapy was designed more to reduce her discomfort…
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Peg Kelly fought three different types of cancer over ten years. Towards the end of the decade her chemotherapy was designed more to reduce her discomfort…
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A recent report finds that a growing number of elderly patients outlive their hospice stay, costing Medicare millions, and raising questions about how we…
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Tackling the taboo on discussing death: in a series last week, NHPR’s health reporter Todd Bookman examined this movement to encourage end-of-life…
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Advance directives—sometimes called living wills—let people decide who can make medical decisions for them and what invasive treatments should be avoided…
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Sometimes, even thoughtful planning for the end of one's life can't foresee all the possible outcomes.That was certainly the case for Reverend Canon Randy…
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This week, we’ve been looking at end-of-life planning in the Granite State, and some efforts to streamline and increase the use of advance directives--the…
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A survey from the National Hospice Foundation finds that Americans are more comfortable talking to their kids about sex than they are talking to their…
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The terms used in advance directive forms can be tough to understand and have the possibility for misinterpretation, given that their specific legal…