My grandmother's death was painful and inhumane. A Kentucky House bill would give terminally ill patients the right to end ...

Just before it ceases functioning, the brain may make a last-ditch effort to find unresolved purpose or a reason to stay ...

New York will be the 13th state to allow terminally ill people to end their life, creating an unusual coalition in opposition.

End-of-life care nurse Julie McFadden has shared the 'beautiful' signs she witnesses in terminal patients, including visions ...

"Medical-aid-in-dying is not about giving up. It is about preserving autonomy, dignity and choice under the safest and ...

Researchers have developed a model to explain the science of near-death experiences. Others have challenged it.

Gov. Kathy Hochul signed an amended version of bill making NY the 13th state to legalize lethal pills for terminally ill ...

On February 6, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed a bill legalizing medically assisted death, joining Illinois and 12 ...

Medical professionals express concerns about the speed of MAID assessments ...

Dr Kerith Whittigan is a palliative care doctor, and a mum of two school-age children. Understandably, there is an element of grief to her work: it takes a lot of grit to meet patients in the final ...

The state law will allow a terminally ill patient with six months or less to live to request medication to hasten death.