"Mami, are we going to die?" my 4-year-old asked during our afternoon walk yesterday. My kids talk a lot about death and dying, so I didn’t pay much attention to his question. I offered some ...

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 ...

What do animals know about death? It's a question Charles Darwin himself pondered. "Who can say what cows feel, when they surround and stare intently on a dying or dead companion?" the biologist wrote ...

Philosopher Susana Monsó's book Playing Possum, newly translated into English next month, makes the strong case that many animals big and small understand the concept of death. Reading time 8 minutes ...

Death is a topic most of us avoid, yet it is the one certainty in life. From Bollywood dramas to spiritual talks, death is often shown as mysterious or frightening. But behind the fear, science, ...

Palliative care and hospice professionals discuss what the process is like — and their insights may challenge what you think ...

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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 ...