The “Great Man Theory” of history was popularized by the Scottish author Thomas Carlyle in the mid-19th century. In his 1840 “Lectures…
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May lay in a hospital bed, her wrinkled skin covered with sensors that monitored her every breath and heartbeat. Her husband sat…
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Palliative care: My moral grounds were shaken and my beliefs challenged
by Qing Meng Zhang MD May 1, 2018A cup of black coffee — such an ordinary request. Behind this request is a mother of a dying son, who due…
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I would like to give some tips to younger doctors regarding how to tell your patient that he is going to die.…
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Other than taxes, the only other certainty in life is death. People don’t like to pay taxes or think about dying. But…
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I am an assistant professor of health communication. Since 2008, as a volunteer, educator and researcher, I have been active in hospice…
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In 2017, The Lancet published a report on the international lack of palliative care. It is a tale of woe documenting the…
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At 69, Bob appeared to be a broken man. He left the hospital the day before and returned to the emergency department…