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“Summons” by Aurora Levins Morales: Peaceful activism opens arms for grief and mourning in a beautiful poem
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New Research on Physician-Assisted Death and Alzheimer’s Disease
Study shows 20 percent of people at high risk for the disease would consider ending their lives with a doctor's help
A recent study published in JAMA Neurology posed an interesting question: Would people who know they have a higher than normal risk of Alzheimer’s disease consider physician-assisted death? The study asked people who had recently been told they had elevated … Continue reading
What Is The Advance Directive For Dementia?
An interview with Dr. Barak Gaster, a University of Washington professor of medicine and primary care physician
Dr. Barak Gaster is a primary care physician and a professor of medicine at the University of Washington who has developed an advance care directive for dementia. Through his work, he realized that dementia is one of the most difficult … Continue reading
