Ms. Brosseau says mental illness has made her life unbearable. She wants a medically assisted death. Even her psychiatrists ...

Despite opposition from Catholic leaders, multiple states and countries advanced legislation in 2025 to expand access to ...

Health First surgeon Dr. Marshall Bovelsky believes informed patients make the best decisions, and that honest conversations ...

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker signs physician-assisted suicide law for terminally ill patients, sparking outrage from religious and legal groups.

Although 98% of seniors 65 and over have health insurance, close to four million have unpaid medical bills, according to 2023 data from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. That's because most ...

In Austria, a law legalizing assisted suicide passed in 2021 and took effect in 2022. Per the law, "adults who want to end their lives must produce a diagnosis and have confirmation that they are able ...

Deb Hipp is a freelance health and medical writer and editor who lives in Kansas City, Missouri. She is a former investigative reporter with more than 25 years of experience as a journalist and writer ...

More Canadians are taking advantage of the nation's expanding assisted suicide system, with more than 5 percent of deaths ...

Matthew Donnelly loved life. But Matthew Donnelly wanted to die. For the past thirty years, Matthew had conducted research on the use of X-rays. Now, skin cancer riddled his tortured body. He had lost ...

You can find key differences between assisted living versus nursing homes. As people grow older and consider these different options, here are some key points to remember about each type of residence.

My heart goes out to Brittany Maynard, who is dying of brain cancer and who wrote last week about her desire for what is often referred to as “death with dignity.” Yet while I have every sympathy for ...

Housing is provided by assisted living facilities to aging individuals with varying degrees of independence. Some residents can manage their own hygiene while nurses oversee their medications, while ...