Cancer Survivors Who Inspire Us
June 4 is National Cancer Survivors Day. To honor this occasion, we’re sharing the stories of six survivors who inspire us. Some are public figures who are famous the world over. Others are people...
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Oregon’s Death with Dignity Act, 20 years later
In 1997, Oregon became the first state to make it legal for terminally ill patients to self-administer a prescription to hasten death. A review of 991 cases of lethal self-medication through...
Lessons from Oregon about end-of-life care
At the end of life, people in Oregon are more likely to have their care wishes honored, less likely to be hospitalized and more likely to use home hospice services compared with people in...