/tags/end-of-life End of Life en-US Copyright Tue, 28 Jan 2025 16:19:54 GMT /news/2025-01-28/cape-fear-valley-medical-noda-volunteer-program-end-of-life-patients Cape Fear Valley Medical Center aims to comfort dying patients through the international "No One Dies Alone" program. Tue, 28 Jan 2025 16:19:54 GMT /news/2025-01-28/cape-fear-valley-medical-noda-volunteer-program-end-of-life-patients Abigail Celoria /show/embodied/2024-11-22/assisted-death-dying-end-of-life-hospice The option to end one's own life through prescribed, lethal medication is legal in 10 states and in Washington D.C. Guest host Anisa Khalifa talks to two researchers about what the assisted death debate illuminates about dying in the United States. Fri, 22 Nov 2024 18:01:00 GMT /show/embodied/2024-11-22/assisted-death-dying-end-of-life-hospice Kaia Findlay, Anisa Khalifa, Amanda Magnus /show/embodied-radio-show/2023-12-08/aging-relationships-friendships-aging-in-place-village-model For older Americans, social isolation is a public health crisis. As we age, our relationships evolve and our communities change — how do we accept these changes and tackle their challenges? Fri, 08 Dec 2023 18:01:00 GMT /show/embodied-radio-show/2023-12-08/aging-relationships-friendships-aging-in-place-village-model Gabriela Glueck, Anita Rao /podcast/embodied-podcast/2023-12-08/aging-relationships-friendships-aging-in-place-village-model More Americans are living into their 90s and 100s than ever before, and it blows Anita's mind that so few people are talking about it! She meets a 94-year-old man who opens up about the changes in his romantic, platonic, and familial relationships, and his two kids join to share their perspectives. Plus, a woman in her 70s introduces Anita to an innovative model for combating social isolation in your senior years. Fri, 08 Dec 2023 10:30:00 GMT /podcast/embodied-podcast/2023-12-08/aging-relationships-friendships-aging-in-place-village-model Gabriela Glueck, Kaia Findlay, Anita Rao /health/2018-02-16/among-diverse-communities-a-good-death-looks-different When Dr. David Casarett asks patients with a terminal illness what they would like to do with the time they have left, some stare blankly back at him.… Fri, 16 Feb 2018 17:42:17 GMT /health/2018-02-16/among-diverse-communities-a-good-death-looks-different Jennifer Brookland , Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2018-02-16/among-diverse-communities-a-good-death-looks-different When Dr. David Casarett asks patients with a terminal illness what they would like to do with the time they have left, some stare blankly back at him.… Fri, 16 Feb 2018 17:42:17 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2018-02-16/among-diverse-communities-a-good-death-looks-different Jennifer Brookland , Frank Stasio /health/2016-01-14/policy-changes-for-end-of-life-care Eighty percent of people who die in the United States are on Medicare, making end-of-life policies a crucial component of the Medicare system.This month… Thu, 14 Jan 2016 17:20:47 GMT /health/2016-01-14/policy-changes-for-end-of-life-care Anita Rao, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2016-01-14/policy-changes-for-end-of-life-care Eighty percent of people who die in the United States are on Medicare, making end-of-life policies a crucial component of the Medicare system.This month… Thu, 14 Jan 2016 17:20:47 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2016-01-14/policy-changes-for-end-of-life-care Anita Rao, Frank Stasio /military/2015-05-22/when-soldiers-die-at-home Combat veterans often struggle at the end of life with feelings of guilt, abandonment and regret. For some dying service members and their families, a… Fri, 22 May 2015 16:27:54 GMT /military/2015-05-22/when-soldiers-die-at-home Hady Mawajdeh, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2015-05-22/when-soldiers-die-at-home Combat veterans often struggle at the end of life with feelings of guilt, abandonment and regret. For some dying service members and their families, a… Fri, 22 May 2015 16:27:54 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2015-05-22/when-soldiers-die-at-home Hady Mawajdeh, Frank Stasio