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MAID Without Borders? Oregon Drops the Residency Requirement
April 7, 2022: Oregon, which legalized medical aid-in-dying (MAID) in 1997, has dropped the requirement that had limited MAID access to residents of the state. Under a settlement of a lawsuit filed in federal court by the advocacy group Compassion & Choices, Oregon public health officials will no longer apply or enforce this requirement as part of eligibility criteria for MAID. (Nancy Berlinger for the Hastings Center, April 1, 2022)
Read ArticleOpinion: When Faced With Death, People Often Change Their Minds (NYT)
March 28, 2022: By Daniela J. Lamas
Read ArticleWhat a Bad Day Science Had (The Hastings Center)
June 7, 2021, was a bad day for science. That was the day the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved aducanumab for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease, even though a committee of its own selected experts recommended strongly against approval.
Read ArticleCaregivers Find Comfort and Joy in Friendships and Weighted Blankets
December 17, 2019: San Diego Union Tribune
ReadBarbara Bush passes away—but not before shining a light on end-of-life care
April 2018: American Health Line
ReadYou've Detailed Your Last Wishes, but Doctors May Not See Them
March 27, 2018: The New York Times
ReadOne Hospice Worker’s Push To Change How Vermonters Think About Dying
December 18, 2017: VT Public Radio
ListenWhen death is imminent, end-of-life care decisions sometimes go out the window
December 14, 2017: STAT News
ReadTalking Directly About Death: Taking Steps Brattleboro leads week-long event to raise awareness about Advance Care Planning
April 2017: The Commons Online
ReadCommittee on Approaching Death: Addressing Key End of Life Issues Report Release
September 17, 2014: Institute of Medicine
ReadDeath Beds: Too Little, Too Late for Many New Yorkers Seeking Hospice
September 9, 2014: WNYC News
ListenPalliative care program at Porter Medical Center in Middlebury closes
October 28, 2011: VT Digger
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