Including the family in a patient’s treatment plan can help shorten hospital stays and assist in recovery. But caregivers often pay a price.

End-to-end encryption provides strong protection for keeping your communications private, but not every messaging app uses it, and even some of the ones that do don’t have it turned on by default.

Inspired by recent study, Harvard Divinity School panelists explore the spiritual side of health care.

Inspired by recent study, Harvard Divinity School panelists explore the spiritual side of health care.

Despite a preference for dying peacefully at home, many terminally ill patients undergo painful end-of-life treatments. A model explains why.

The EU’s proposed regulations don’t align with existing technology. They’re likely to fail – or to break the internet as we know it.

People over age 65 with chronic kidney disease who are not candidates for transplant should be able to "decide not to decide" about starting dialysis.

Advanced cancer patients may have misconceptions about how long they will live. "We need better ways to help people understand terrifying news."

There are ways palliative care providers can navigate conversations to help end-of-life patients optimize their quality of life and mitigate suffering.