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End-of-life care is becoming more patient-directed, new study shows
A new study published in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society suggests an encouraging shift towards greater patient-directed care in the United States.  Researchers analyzed data from more than 10 million Medicare beneficiaries age 65 and older who were admitted to an intensive care unit (ICU) between 2011 and 2023. They found that over...

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Expanding end-of-life education in American Samoa: A communal approach
By Maria Otero, director of priority populations at Compassion & Choices On a small island in the Samoan archipelago, a movement for healing and empowerment has been taking root.  Local leaders and advocates Ipu Lefiti and Chief Leuga Leiataua have been working for years to address community concerns related to justice and health, guided by...

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A note from the CEO: A new short film from Compassion & Choices asks, "Who decides how you will die?”
By Kevin Díaz, President & CEO In 2013, one year before I started working at Compassion & Choices, Barbara Mancini made headlines.  Barbara, a Pennsylvania nurse, was caring for her 93-year-old father while he was on hospice. When he asked for his legally prescribed morphine, she handed the bottle to him as usual. Instead of...

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Jeremy Boal’s fight for medical aid in dying in New York
Jeremy Boal spent his career caring for people. As a palliative care physician and former chief clinical officer at Mount Sinai Health System, he watched patients suffer in ways that no medication could reach. He also spent years asking hard questions about medical aid in dying — whether it could be practiced safely, equitably, and...

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Building Community Through End-of-Life Conversations
Dana Milbank, a columnist for The Washington Post, recently spent an afternoon with a group of women in their late 70s and 80s who gather regularly to discuss a topic many people avoid altogether: their own mortality. The women call themselves the “RONettes,” short for “Ready or Not.” What began as neighborhood friendships has evolved...

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