As COVID-19 deaths climb in the U.S., some Garfield County medical professionals are encouraging people to discuss end-of-life medical preferences with their loved ones. “There’s probably no better ...

In August, 2014, following the tragic suicide of comic genius Robin Williams, Kay Redfield Jamison published an article in the NY Times titled “To Know Suicide.” In this essay, Dr. Jamison mentions ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Few African American individuals with cancer completed advance directives despite a high level of advance care ...

Columns share an author’s personal perspective. Life is a terminal condition; everyone who lives eventually dies. So medicine’s role is not just to treat and possibly cure diseases, but to improve the ...

As an emergency physician at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, I see patients with life-threatening diseases every day. Often, it would be helpful to understand a patient’s individual wishes about their medical ...

Has the coronavirus pandemic made you think more about end-of life-planning... like advanced directives, a living will, or power of attorney? We talk about the different options, how the pandemic has ...