In the 300,000 years of human existence, there is one mystery that remains definitively unsolved throughout all that time. What happens to us after we die? We certainly have our assortment of ...

What the available evidence looks like to many viewers is not merely a tragic accident or a split-second necessity, but a ...

Doctors encounter death and dying significantly more than most people. It's the price of saving lives and helping people.

Better treatment options have improved survival rates in the U.S., according to a report from the American Cancer Society.

New research suggests the brain may stay active moments after the heart stops, triggering life recall and calm sensations ...

A New York law grants patients the right to request aid in dying. But do the clinicians who guide them through that decision ...

Tiffany Johnson, an Oak Park woman who helps the dying navigate the last months and weeks of life, has recently found herself ...

Facing death is a core part of making meaning of one’s life. To struggle through this universal contemplation without a ...

Death happens to us all, so it’s only natural to want to know what you experience the moment your heart stops beating. Will ...

Doctors at UCSF have developed a new system for getting people off dialysis treatment. As part of a study started almost a decade ago, some patients were told to stop treatment to see if their kidneys ...

J.S. Park helps patients and their families cope with death every day as a hospital chaplain. He explains what to expect as a person is dying, and how to reckon with uncomfortable feelings about death ...

On her final day, 86-year-old A.M. looked up and began to speak. Her words were clear, her sentences coherent, and for a fleeting moment her daughter glimpsed the woman who had once been—well read, ...