Opinion: That ‘damn machine’: the dark side of mechanical ventilators in the ICU
I walk in to Mr. W’s room to say hello. He is 73 years old and has been in the hospital for three months, ever since he was diagnosed with …
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Opinion: For-profit nursing homes and hospices are a bad deal for older Americans
Nursing homes and hospice care are supposed to provide safe refuges for older people and those near the ends of their lives. During the Covid-19 pandemic, they have been just …
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Picturing the ‘patience, love, and devotion’ of Alzheimer’s care
Alzheimer’s disease runs in photographer Jalal Shamsazaran’s family: his aunt, grandfather, and father, Majid, all have been diagnosed. So as he documented the final years of his father’s life, in …
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Opinion: Rethinking Black Friday to include end-of-life conversations
With more than 250,000 Americans killed by Covid-19, it’s time to think about reimagining Black Friday. Police officers in Philadelphia gave the Friday after Thanksgiving its dark name in 1966 …
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Opinion: A nudge helps doctors bring up end-of-life issues with their dying cancer patients
Imagine this scenario, one that’s not uncommon for people diagnosed with incurable cancer: You and your cancer doctor decide that you should try chemotherapy to prolong your life. Six months …
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