In the final episode of the FX series Dying for Sex, a hospice nurse with an oddly comforting sense of enthusiasm explains to a patient what to expect as she dies. “Death is not a mystery. It is not a ...

While my family sits with our ailing father in the difficult time between life and death, my niece, Lindsey offered invaluable insight as a former hospice nurse. Her calm and open demeaner about the ...

Tiffany Johnson, an Oak Park woman who helps the dying navigate the last months and weeks of life, has recently found herself talking publicly about her work — while advocating for Illinois’ so-called ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about neuroscience and its intersection with technology. In an article published yesterday in MIT Technology Review, ...

First responders deal with death daily. This includes the circumstances of a patient passing from a long-term illness or disease and the sudden death of a loved one from a traumatic event. This can be ...

Sandra came out of the homelike room where her dad lay, now comfortable, dying. He hadn’t eaten or drunk anything for several days now, and, although he was restless a day ago, he was now quite ...

J.S. Park helps patients and their families cope with death every day as a hospital chaplain. He explains what to expect as a ...