While most of Washington roiled with debate over the health care bill in the House of Representatives, an event with a starkly different tone took place on Capitol Hill. Last week, stakeholders of all…

“If I ever end up like that, just let me go,” my dad declared. “I don’t want anything to do with a feeding tube or any of that nonsense.” My father’s statement about his grandmother…

It’s not always simple to decide who to make medical decisions on your behalf if you’re ever unable to make them for yourself. That’s why The Conversation Project team created “How to Choose a Health…

Like most healthy 24 year olds, I rarely want to think about my own eventual death. Yes, I’ve had moments when my own end-of life wishes occurred to me — when I’ve heard stories on…

Advances in modern medicine mean that more people live longer with disease than ever before. With disease come difficult choices. These days, patients and their loved ones are frequently put in positions where they have…