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Improving quality in hospital end-of-life care: honest communication, compassion and empathy
June 17, 2019
Study shows 70% of patients lack advance directives before elective surgery
June 24, 2019
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Terminally ill who request doctors make decisions undergo more aggressive final treatments

https://eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-06/ru-tiw061219.php

Terminally ill patients who request that physicians make decisions on their behalf are more likely to receive aggressive treatments in the weeks before they die, according to a Rutgers study.

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