New research suggests the brain may stay active moments after the heart stops, triggering life recall and calm sensations ...

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 ...

A California hospice nurse is pulling back the curtain on what people regret most in their final moments—and it’s a stark reminder to cherish life while you still can. Julie McFadden, a veteran nurse ...

Dying is an inevitable part of life. Although it happens to everyone, death is not talked about very often. It remains a taboo topic for many people, surrounded by fear and uncertainty. The way death ...

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

While my family sits with our ailing father in the difficult time between life and death, my niece, Lindsey offered invaluable insight as a former hospice nurse. Her calm and open demeaner about the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about neuroscience and its intersection with technology. In an article published yesterday in MIT Technology Review, ...

Groundbreaking research revealed that many genes in mice, zebrafish, and humans actually become more active after clinical death. This suggests that we need to redefine death, because it’s not a ...

Sandra came out of the homelike room where her dad lay, now comfortable, dying. He hadn’t eaten or drunk anything for several days now, and, although he was restless a day ago, he was now quite ...

First responders deal with death daily. This includes the circumstances of a patient passing from a long-term illness or disease and the sudden death of a loved one from a traumatic event. This can be ...