Americans are treated, and overtreated, to death
This article talks about the importance of thinking about our healthcare choices and finding out our treatment options and outcomes. It tells the stories of patients who continue with treatments, often until they die. The article offers a number of possibilities why, even though most of us wish to die at home, we end up dying in a hospital. What would you do if you were faced with a situation similar to one in the article?
Labels: accepting death, curative care, end of life care, futile treatment
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