Palliative & End-of-Life Articles & Resources

National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO)

American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM)

Palliative Doctors

The Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC)

Pallimed: a Hospice & Palliative Medicine Blog

104-year-old Australian scientist to fly to Switzerland to end life

May 3, 2018: CNN

Alzheimer’s? Your Paperwork May Not Be in Order

April 30, 2018: The New York Times

Barbara Bush passes away—but not before shining a light on end-of-life care

April 2018: American Health Line

Death’s Best Friend

April 2, 2018: The New York Review of Books

You've Detailed Your Last Wishes, but Doctors May Not See Them

March 27, 2018: The New York Times

What Does It Mean to Die?

February 5, 2018: The New Yorker

One Hospice Worker’s Push To Change How Vermonters Think About Dying

December 18, 2017: VT Public Radio

When death is imminent, end-of-life care decisions sometimes go out the window

December 14, 2017: STAT News

Ushering My Father to a (Mostly) Good Death

November 24, 2017: Longreads

What Matters in the End

October 26, 2017: On Being

The Symptoms of Protracted Dying

October 24, 2017: The New York Times

Protecting My Son Meant Wishing for His Death

August 11, 2017: The New York Times

‘How long have I got?’: Why many cancer patients don’t have answers

June 9, 2017: USA Today

We’re Bad at Death. Can We Talk?

May 10, 2017: The New York Times

Talking Directly About Death: Taking Steps Brattleboro leads week-long event to raise awareness about Advance Care Planning

April 2017: The Commons Online

Not Just a Death, a System Failure

February 6, 2016: The New York Times

Is It Better to Die in America or in England?

January 19, 2016: The New York Times

A Parting Lesson from My Parents

December 16, 2015: The Boston Globe

A Quiet End to the ‘Death Panels’ Debate

November 20, 2015: The New York Times

New Medicare Rule Authorizes “End-of-Life” Consultations

October 30, 2015: The New York Times

The Last Day of Her Life

May 14, 2015: The New York Times

Dying Shouldn’t Be So Brutal

January 31, 2015: The New York Times

Panel Urges Overhauling Health Care at End of Life

September 17, 2014: The New York Times

Committee on Approaching Death: Addressing Key End of Life Issues Report Release

September 17, 2014: Institute of Medicine

Death Beds: Too Little, Too Late for Many New Yorkers Seeking Hospice

September 9, 2014: WNYC News

Death Beds: Terminally Ill, But Constantly Hospitalized

September 8, 2014: WNYC News

When It’s the Doctor Who Can’t Let Go

September 6, 2014: The New York Times

My Father's Beautiful Death

October 7, 2012: The Root

How to Die

October 7, 2012: The New York Times

Five Tips for Families Facing End-of-Life Care

May 31, 2012: Time Healthland

Interactive Tools to Assess the Likelihood of Death

January 10, 2012: The New York Times

Bigger Roles for Chaplains on Patient Medical Teams

December 6, 2011: Wall Street Journal

Bring Health Care Home

December 4, 2011: The New York Times Op-Ed

A Conversation Many Doctors Won't Have

November 16, 2011: The New York Times

Palliative care program at Porter Medical Center in Middlebury closes

October 28, 2011: VT Digger

When Demented Patients Receive Feeding Tubes

May 9, 2011: The New York Times

Demand Grows for Palliative Care

March 29, 2011: Kaiser Health News

End-of-Life Care for Patients with Advanced Dementia

Nov 2, 2010: The New York Times

Palliative Care Extends Life

Aug 18, 2010: The New York Times

Letting Go

Aug 2, 2010: The New Yorker