Tag: hospice care programs
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Medicalization of death and dying: Room for growth in end-of-life care
Rose Parisi Albany, New York, United States Artwork by Kristen Merola. In recent years, the way in which Americans cope with death and dying has evolved considerably and become institutionalized and over-medicalized. Whereas over time people have died in their homes, untethered to wires and machinery, modern medicine has turned people into patients and…