End-of-life planning can be hampered by misconceptions − but the process is easier than you might think
COVID-19 highlighted the need to plan for medical emergencies, but most people still avoid the issue.
March 11, 2025 • ~8 min
COVID-19 highlighted the need to plan for medical emergencies, but most people still avoid the issue.
The gene that codes for p53 is the most frequently mutated in cancer. Researchers are targeting different parts of its complex pathway to restore its ability to stop cancer.
After nearly a decade of annual upticks in overdose deaths, the city saw a drop in 2023, the latest data available. Something may finally be working − but what?
A mathematician explains the fallacies that may have played a part in Letby’s conviction.
Ethical and legal issues around death in the digital age are thorny enough dealing with social media accounts. AI puts the notion of a digital afterlife into overdrive.
A clinical psychologist offers research-backed ways to work through grief and support grieving friends and family members during the holidays.
Between 40% and 50% of children didn’t live past 5 in the US during the 19th century. Popular authors like Charles Dickens documented the common but no less gutting grief of losing a child.
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