“People are afraid to talk about death and dying under any circumstances,” said Michelle Surdoval ...

One word can change someone's life forever: Cancer. According to new cancer research, it's being said more often to young ...

What causes people with cancer to die?The answer, it turns out, may be much different than the medical community has long ...

An effort underway to bring the death rate down involves outreach, special facilities that offer medical care and shelter, ...

After undergoing treatment with no improvement, she decided she wanted to end her life through California's Medical Aid in Dying (MAID) law Spangler-Sims will ingest her lethal medication Sunday, Aug.

Medicare is often seen as a universal safety net, a guarantee for older Americans that after decades of work — and having taxes withheld from their paychecks — the federal government will provide ...

A study published in The BMJ linked skipping first and subsequent mammograms to a higher chance of dying from breast cancer.

Early lung cancer screening among people at risk saves lives. Why don't more doctors send patients to get it done?

For a while, walking the dog felt hazardous. Earl Vickers was accustomed to taking Molly, his shepherd-boxer-something-else mix, for strolls on the beach or around his neighborhood in Seaside, ...

When I tell people I’m a hospice physician, the most common response is something along the lines of, “That must be so meaningful—helping elderly people in their final moments.” I nod politely. But ...