Sheltered At Home, Families Broach End-Of-Life Planning
Barbara Dreyfuss died March 1 after contracting COVID-19 at a Seattle-area nursing home. Her earlier decision to document her final wishes may offer an example for families as the deadly virus spurs interest in end-of-life care.
Funerarias, y familias, reflexionan sobre las muertes en la era de COVID-19
Se est谩n promoviendo los funerales en internet, tomando precauciones extra al atender los cuerpos, y pidiendo que los servicios sean breves y con pocas personas. Un luto distinto.
Funeral Homes, Families Ponder Deaths In The Age Of COVID-19
As the novel coronavirus marches across the country, it is upending how families and funeral homes honor the dead 鈥 and, ultimately, put them to rest.
Estos cient铆ficos crearon r谩pido una prueba eficaz mientras el coronavirus se acercaba
Los doctores Keith Jerome y Alex Greninger, de la Universidad de Washington, han supervisado la implementaci贸n de m谩s de 4,000 pruebas de pacientes de todo el pa铆s.
How Intrepid Lab Sleuths Ramped Up Tests As Coronavirus Closed In
Drs. Keith Jerome and Alex Greninger fast-tracked a test for the deadly new coronavirus weeks before it began spreading in the U.S. Their work has been key to detecting community transmission and ramping up the nation鈥檚 testing capacity.
Preocupaci贸n por el coronavirus: cancelan eventos de donaci贸n de sangre
Los bancos necesitan tener una reserva de sangre de al menos dos o tres d铆as, pero algunos tienen s贸lo para un d铆a por las cancelaciones y la falta de donantes.
Blood Drives 鈥 And Donors 鈥 Fall Off As Coronavirus Worries Grow
Cancellations and no-shows for blood drives in states where the virus is spreading 鈥 and in ones where it鈥檚 not 鈥 pose risks for the nation鈥檚 inventories.
Nursing Home Outbreak Spotlights Coronavirus Risk In Elder Care Facilities
The spread of coronavirus disease to a skilled nursing facility in Washington state underscores the risk the deadly new virus poses in elder care facilities, where illnesses caused by more common pathogens, like seasonal influenza, often spread rapidly.
Brote de coronavirus en Washington revela riesgo en los centros de adultos mayores
En los Estados Unidos, 2.2 millones de personas viven en entornos de atenci贸n a largo plazo y pueden estar en mayor riesgo debido a la edad y a condiciones de salud subyacentes.
How Lifesaving Organs For Transplant Go Missing In Transit
Scores of organs 鈥 mostly kidneys 鈥 are trashed each year and many more become critically delayed while being shipped on commercial airliners, a new investigation finds.
Terminally Ill, He Wanted Aid-In-Dying. His Catholic Hospital Said No.
Neil Mahoney had terminal cancer. He also had a legal right to aid-in-dying. But his faith-based hospital called it 鈥渕orally unacceptable.鈥 So he turned to a network of Colorado doctors to fulfill his last wish.
Diagnosed With Dementia, She Documented Her Wishes. They Said No.
Across the U.S., people with early dementia are signing new advance directives to confirm their end-of-life wishes while they still have the ability to do so. But doctors say the documents may offer a false sense of security.
Pharma Sells States On 鈥楴etflix Model鈥 To Wipe Out Hep C. But At What Price?
Manufacturers of lucrative drugs say they鈥檙e offering discounts off the high sticker prices 鈥 but taxpayers footing the big bills might never know what the state is paying or if it鈥檚 getting a good deal.
Firing Doctor, Christian Hospital Sets Off National Challenge To Aid-In-Dying Laws
In Colorado case, the right to aid a cancer patient鈥檚 death runs up against faith-based hospital policies. As more states have passed laws, about 1 in 6 acute care beds nationally is in a hospital that is Catholic-owned or -affiliated.
Kathy Brandt, A Hospice Expert Who Invited The World Into Her Own Last Days With Cancer, Dies
Kathy Brandt and her wife, Kim Acquaviva, national experts in hospice and palliative care, shared intimate details of Brandt鈥檚 experience with terminal cancer before her death Sunday.
Creator Of Brain Exam That Trump Aced Demands New Training For Testers
Geriatricians are outraged over a new requirement to pay for training in order to administer the MoCA test, a widely used tool to screen for cognitive problems. The test鈥檚 creator said he was worried about accuracy and liability.
A ‘No-Brainer’? Calls Grow For Medicare To Cover Anti-Rejection Drugs After Kidney Transplant
Banking on new cost estimates, a bipartisan coalition in Congress is poised to try 鈥 once again 鈥 to end a three-year limit on coverage for lifesaving medication required to keep the organs functioning.
Por qu茅 muchos m茅dicos no pueden dar malas noticias a pacientes y familiares
La palabra muerte parece estar prohibida en el vocabulario de muchos m茅dicos que, justamente, deben lidiar con pacientes terminales. El resultado puede causar m谩s dolor.
Never Say 鈥楧ie鈥: Why So Many Doctors Won鈥檛 Break Bad News
It鈥檚 never easy to tell a patient about a terminal illness, but a longtime doctor whose own diagnosis was botched says physicians must do better.
鈥楽tonewall Generation鈥 Confronts Old Age, Sickness 鈥 And Discrimination
For a generation of LGBTQ people who lived through unprecedented social change, getting older poses new challenges 鈥 lack of services, discrimination, neglect and even abuse.
