End Of Life Care

health

When a person dies, voluntary control over the bladder and rectum ends because the nervous system is no longer active. As muscles relax, urine or stool may be passively expelled...

medical-overview

Dying of lung cancer usually means that cancer has advanced enough to cause organ failure or severe complications. Most cases are linked to long term smoking, but other risks in...

Celebrity Profiles

John McCain, the longtime U.S. senator and former presidential candidate, died on August 25, 2018, at age 81. He passed away in his home in Cornville, Arizona, with family prese...

Status Updates

Gene Wilder, the actor best known for portraying Willy Wonka in the 1971 film adaptation, died on August 29, 2016, at age 83. His death was attributed to complications from Alzh...

health

Foaming at the mouth in a dog approaching the end of life can be alarming but is often the result of several treatable or manageable processes. It usually appears as thick, some...

science-technology

Stories of assisted suicide refer to accounts of individuals who, facing intolerable suffering from a terminal or serious illness, request help to end their own lives. These sto...