Medically reviewed by Kashif J. Piracha, MD Without dialysis, people with kidney failure may live only days or weeks.Palliative care focuses on reducing pain and addressing emotional, social, and ...

In the last year of life among adults older than age 50, psychological and physical symptoms such as depression and agitation were associated with loneliness, and physical symptoms such as difficulty ...

Repeating a school year, experiencing parental abuse or engaging in armed combat have far-reaching effects on the mind and body that may extend to a person’s last months. These traumatic experiences ...

Higher psychological resilience, assessed years before death, is linked to lower rates of depression, fatigue, pain, and incontinence at the end of life.