A hospice nurse says we shouldn’t fear death – and it is the most normal experience humans have. Penny Hawkins Smith, 62, has 20 years of experience being by people’s bedside when they die. She said ...

A new study from Central South University in China examined the relationship between nursing interns’ attitudes toward death and their attitudes toward hospice care, finding that emotional responses ...

Just as newborns require a lot of care, so too do the elderly as they face their approaching death. For many, that care comes through a nurturing provider known as ...

I’ve spent more than a decade in hospice care, sitting at the bedsides of people facing the final days of their lives. I’ve held hands in hospital rooms, in tents, in prison cells, and in homes that ...

When I tell people I’m a hospice physician, the most common response is something along the lines of, “That must be so meaningful—helping elderly people in their final moments.” I nod politely. But ...

A hospice nurse says we shouldn’t fear death – and it is the most normal experience humans have. Penny Hawkins Smith, 62, has 20 years of experience being by people’s bedside when they die. She said ...