Word: throughness
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The Europe 2020 strategy is likely to be put through a number of changes before it is formally endorsed later this month. But whatever it ends up saying, it is expected to be roundly heralded by E.U. leaders as their miracle cure. Whether they are ready to swallow the medicine...
An intriguing new study led by doctors at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston aimed to explore that question through a series of interviews conducted with 141 parents whose children had died of cancer. The study reports that 19 parents said they had thought about asking a doctor to...
The results suggest that discussions about hastening death in pediatric patients occur with about the same frequency and among the same demographic groups as euthanasia deliberations by family members of adult terminal patients. But in many cases, the family may choose different approaches depending on the age of the patient...
In all cases, talking early on about measures to treat pain can help ease a family through a child's death. Wolfe emphasizes that discussing end-of-life options should never be seen as giving up. "Caregivers must create opportunities for parents to discuss their hopes but also their worries...
Though not readily apparent, each story is, in some way or another, tied to the earth. The deaths of soldiers and their burial 150 years previous allow a floundering construction worker, through their exhumation, to survive and pay his bills. In “Hard Times” an aging...