The Philomath Sensational Senior Society meets Tuesday, April 15, at the Rebekah Social Lodge with Fire Chief Chancy Ferguson ...

As a hospice and palliative care physician with Stillwater Hospice (formerly Visiting Nurse), most of my patients are facing serious and often life-ending illnesses. I have found most people have ...

Medical emergencies and unexpected health crises can occur at any age. Advance care planning encourages people to consider potential future scenarios and plan accordingly, even if they’re young and ...

VITAS Healthcare, the nation's leading provider of end-of-life care, is calling on Americans to take an important step: ...

Q: What are advance health care directives, and why are they a good idea? A: Living wills, health care powers of attorney and other advance directives are written, legal instructions regarding your ...

My sister and I had to make decisions that determined the course of my parents’ final hours. This important end-of-life document could have guided us ...

The Terri Schiavo tragedy – and it is a terrible tragedy no matter what side of the fence you’re on – has brought to focus end-of-life concerns: moral, religious, philosophical and legal. Her family’s ...

No matter your age, having a conversation (and putting in writing) what your medical wishes are when the end-of-life comes is a vitally important conversation to have. While it’s not always an easy ...

When it comes to health care, everyone deserves to make decisions that align with their wishes and values. However, sometimes circumstances take that opportunity away before someone has a chance to ...

The boy in the bed next to mine died. My mother cried. I was 3, too young to understand. It was 1952. I lay in a crib-like bed with slatted sides in the children’s ward of a Phoenix hospital fighting ...