What does our reaction to the sudden demise of prominent public figures such as Prince and so many other celebrities in recent years say, if anything, about our collective attitude toward death?

Understandably, no topic is more fraught with denial, anxiety, and avoidance than that of considering one’s mortality. Much of the work on the “good death” has focused on end-of-life or palliative ...

Texas A&M University researchers have found that a brief virtual reality (VR) simulation of a near-death experience can sharply reduce people's anxiety about death. In a small pilot study of about 60 ...

Emergency nurses are highly susceptible to death anxiety and employers must recognise this and put support in place to improve the health of their staff and patient care. Writing in Emergency Nurse, ...