In the final episode of the FX series Dying for Sex, a hospice nurse with an oddly comforting sense of enthusiasm explains to a patient what to expect as she dies. “Death is not a mystery. It is not a ...

Tiffany Johnson, an Oak Park woman who helps the dying navigate the last months and weeks of life, has recently found herself ...

J.S. Park helps patients and their families cope with death every day as a hospital chaplain. He explains what to expect as a ...

Death is one of the most profound and inevitable events we experience as human beings. Despite its universality, much about death remains shrouded in mystery. However, recent scientific advances are ...

We fear most the news that a loved one is dying. From terminal cancer diagnoses to long-haul battles with dementia and Alzheimer’s disease, walking with a loved one through the dying process is full ...

Palliative care and hospice professionals discuss what the process is like — and their insights may challenge what you think ...

From end-of-life care to burials and beyond, we answer your questions on mortality. By Amanda Schupak Illustrations by Xiao Hua Yang We are all going to die. Yet this inescapable fact often goes ...

“Death is a part of life, death is a part of life, death is a part of life.” That was the mantra that pounded in my brain as I drove to New York City, boarded a flight to Zurich with my sister Nancy ...

Life after death. It's one of the oldest questions in human history, one that’s inspired everything from ancient texts to the most cutting-edge scientific research. But somehow, in all the searching, ...