Typically, the KERA Health Checkup looks at subjects about maintaining your health. But in connection with National Healthcare Decisions Day, we look at advance planning for terminal illness. Sam ...

Q: What is an advanced directive, and how should I start the process of getting one for myself? This is a great question, and because it deals with a difficult subject, it is often not addressed ...

As North Carolina slowly opens up after the first wave of coronavirus, it is a wise time to discuss the wishes of frail elders in the event they contract it in a second wave. Geriatrician Leslie ...

Healthy adults may give little thought to injuries or illnesses. When the going is good, it is easy to forget about the less pleasant side effects of aging. However, putting off these conversations ...

Most of us don’t like to think about end-of-life issues. We mistakenly believe there will be plenty of time to consider and execute these very important decisions. If you really want control over how ...

No one likes to think about worst-case scenarios, particularly when it comes to their future health problems, and what could happen in the event they are unable to make their own health care decisions ...

Terri Schiavo's family probably never imagined the decisions they would have to make regarding her care. But the court battle surrounding this 41-year-old woman, who was in a vegetative state since a ...

Unlike a will, which can involve a lot of time and money with an attorney, advanced directives for health care contingencies are relatively simple and inexpensive to prepare.The Colorado Health & ...

Five minutes. That is all I had to make my case: to convince this 80-year-old man to fill out an advanced care directive. John, as I’ll call him, had served in the military for over thirty years, ...

(Reuters Health) - Nearly 37 percent of Americans have advanced directives for end-of-life care if they become seriously ill or unable to make health care decisions, according to a new analysis of ...