When, how, and where dying with dignity can take place, with options and implications for individuals, families, and society.

How you approach end-of-life care for yourself or a loved one is a personal and important decision. You may consider hospice care, a death doula, or both to guide you during this time. Here’s what ...

Community is a nurse-led initiative in UCLA’s cardiothoracic intensive care unit that supports patients, their families and unit staff during the dying process. It gives nursing staff tools to care ...

Death doulas offer essential emotional, spiritual, and practical support to individuals with Alzheimer’s disease and their families during the end-of-life journey, ensuring a peaceful and dignified ...

Groundbreaking research revealed that many genes in mice, zebrafish, and humans actually become more active after clinical death. This suggests that we need to redefine death, because it’s not a ...

Death anxiety, or thanatophobia, has been shown to play a prominent role in a wide range of psychological disorders. Although death anxiety is transdiagnostic (presents itself across a wide variety of ...