Bipartisan group warns HHS that older adults and people with disabilities risk being pressured to end their lives ...

Popular communication methods for nonspeaking autistic people have ignited a fierce debate over what counts as evidence of ...

2026 data shows how much assisted living costs in each state, with monthly prices that can differ by thousands depending on ...

An 80-year-old widow leaves the hospital after a fall, cannot safely live alone, and moves into an assisted living community.

Assisted dying remains one of the most debated issues in medicine, and legislative proposals are advancing across more than 20 countries worldwide.1 In the UK, the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) ...

Assisted suicide legislation has been introduced in several states this year, with some bills gaining traction in efforts to legalize the practice and expand its availability. According to Tim Millea, ...

Older adults navigating the move to assisted living residences can benefit from expanded consumer protections beginning in ...

In Austria, a law legalizing assisted suicide passed in 2021 and took effect in 2022. Per the law, "adults who want to end their lives must produce a diagnosis and have confirmation that they are able ...

Matthew Donnelly loved life. But Matthew Donnelly wanted to die. For the past thirty years, Matthew had conducted research on the use of X-rays. Now, skin cancer riddled his tortured body. He had lost ...

Deb Hipp is a freelance health and medical writer and editor who lives in Kansas City, Missouri. She is a former investigative reporter with more than 25 years of experience as a journalist and writer ...

Rod Dubitsky's mother is paying over $7,000 monthly in assisted living. He's considering moving to Spain so his long-term ...