Early withdrawal of life-sustaining therapy (WLST) is more likely among uninsured trauma patients, according to a study published online July 24 in JAMA Network Open. Graeme Hoit, M.D., from the ...

Patients will soon be able to submit their "advance directive on life-sustaining treatment," a document pledging to forgo meaningless life-prolonging medical care at the end of life, online. The ...

The government has designated additional Shared Institutional Ethics Committees (Shared Ethics Committees) to enable ...

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — A bill to allow a patient advocate to withhold life-sustaining treatment for pregnant individuals has successfully passed the Michigan Senate. Under current state law, an ...