end of life

A heart-wrenching meditation on how to say goodbye for the last time, “A Stage of Twilight” features stunning performances from Karen Allen and William Sadler as a couple forced to grapple with end-of-life planning.Karen Allen and producer Brian Long will be at The Triplex in Great Barrington, Massachusetts for a talkback following the 4:15 screening on April 21. Karen Allen joins us.

A bill that would give the terminally ill the option of ending their own lives medically is making its way through the Massachusetts legislature.The bill,…

Renowned radio host Diane Rehm joins us this week to discuss her new book, “When My Time Comes,” which addresses the urgent, hotly contested cause of the…

In the U.S., 10,000 baby boomers turn 65 every day; by the time a person reaches 85, their chances of having dementia approach 50 percent. And the truth…

The new book, "The Art of Dying Well: A Practical Guide to a Good End of Life," is about living as well as possible for as long as possible and adapting…

As the American born daughter of immigrants, Dr. Sunita Puri knew from a young age that the gulf between her parents' experiences and her own was…

Samuel Harrington, MD, an honors graduate of Harvard College and the University of Wisconsin Medical School, concentrated his clinical practice at Sibley…

New York Times columnist John Schwartz wrote his new book, "This Is The Year I Put My Financial Life In Order," for people willing to learn new money…

Dr. Atul Gawande helped transform the conversation about aging and death in his book, Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End.He is a surgeon…

The prospect of entering treatment is overwhelming for anyone facing a diagnosis of cancer. While patients have access to a vast amount of medical…