Hospice experts describe a distinctive sound, known as the death rattle, that often signals a person is within a day of dying. Caused by saliva and secretions collecting in the throat when swallowing ...

Hospice nurse Julie McFadden has been by the side of hundreds of people during their final moments — and now she's revealing ...

It’s the sound no one warns you about – but once you hear it, you never forget it. Known as the “death rattle,” the sound is a “biological lullaby” – a sign that within 23 hours, the body will fall ...

Virginia Chang’s first real exposure to death came in 2016, when she lost three family members in seven months—first her father, then her mother-in-law, then her mother. “I was wholly unprepared, ...

As a death doula, Alua Arthur helps people to plan for the end of life and, when the time comes, to let go. She says that while we're conditioned to fear death, thinking and talking about it is ...

The demand for end-of-life doulas is rising. Here’s how they address the physical and emotional needs of those nearing death. For 24 years, Natalie Ann Evans has worked as a birth doula, providing ...

Erica Borgstrom works for The Open University. As an academic, she consults for End of Life Doula UK and The Open University has received funding from End of Life Doula UK. You may have heard of a ...

In a new book, The Good Death, former hospice nurse Suzanne O’Brien shares practical wisdom and planning tips as a beacon of hope and support. Until about 100 years ago, death was revered as a natural ...

For many people, death is an uncomfortable and anxiety-provoking topic. Conversations about dying may evoke fear, sadness, grief, and uncertainty. In some cultural and religious traditions, speaking ...

From end-of-life care to burials and beyond, we answer your questions on mortality. By Amanda Schupak Illustrations by Xiao Hua Yang We are all going to die. Yet this inescapable fact often goes ...

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 ...

Most people don’t want to openly talk about dying or death, but life has a 100% mortality rate and we’ll all inevitably have some version of a funeral. Given the inevitability of death, we all have ...