Tag: discussing death

The Shocking Truth About Death!

In a recent New York Times article entitled Posting to Mourn a ‰Û÷Friend‰Ûª writer Ian Lovett wrote about how Facebook and Twitter Posts have contributed to a phenomenon of public mourning. The article notes that: “For much of the 20th century, this type of public mourning, even for loved ones,...

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End of Life Care Less Costly When Physicians Communicate

In a follow up to yesterday‰Ûªs guest post about end of life care and the engagement of health care providers comes this. The March 9 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine reports that patients with advanced cancer who discuss end-of-life care with their physicians appear to have lower health care...

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