Palliative care doctor explains why Americans are suspicious of hospice
Dr. Mark Stoltenberg of Harvard University's Massachusetts General Hospital says the U.S. medical insurance system for hospice care needs a 21st century update.
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Articles tagged dame cicely saunders
Very few people live out their last days with good palliative care. Why is that?
Lack of funding and misconceptions about palliative care are among the reasons that end-of-life care is inadequate in many places.
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Dame Cicely Saunders began the great work of modern palliative care. Let’s continue it
The Anglican doctor was adamantly against assisted suicide and 'treated the relief of pain as a most vital component in confronting the issue of euthanasia.'
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The dying deserve high-quality palliative care, not assisted suicide
Now is the time to find out how far palliative care has advanced and if, as I hope, the Christian way of death is vastly more attractive than death-day parties, ancient and modern.
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