Why people with cancer go to the emergency room

There are an estimated 15 million people in the United States with active cancer. A look at why they go to the ER suggests ways to improve their care.

Leslie Orr-Rochester • futurity
Oct. 28, 2019 • ~3 min

Many heart patients miss out on earlier palliative care

Research finds that by the time many heart patients get a referral for palliative care, they are actually at the point when hospice is necessary.

Sarah Avery-Duke • futurity
May 6, 2019 • ~2 min

Harvard bioethics conference focuses on physician-assisted death

Advocates and opponents of medical-aid-in-dying laws, also called physician-assisted death, gathered at Harvard Medical School for a two-day conference organized by the HMS Center for Bioethics.

Alvin Powell • harvard
April 16, 2019 • ~8 min

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