End-of-life discussions require talking about many vulnerable and deeply personal aspects of a patient’s values, and you’ll probably have several of these sensitive conversations with each dying ...

Clinicians are essential to dying patients. They can allay fears, minimize pain and suffering, and help patients and their families feel supported as they move through the dying and grief processes.

Haupt is a health and wellness editor at TIME. Haupt is a health and wellness editor at TIME. Talking about death doesn’t have to be morbid. If you approach the conversation the right way, “it makes ...

Quality communication about end-of-life care ensures that medical treatments or interventions align with patients’ values and ...