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For patients and their loved ones, no care decisions are more profound than those made near the end of life. Unfortunately, the experience of dying in the Unite

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ACP is an essential part of end of life care with patients improving their chances of 'a good death' by creating plans with their families and carers. This new

"There is an unspoken dark side of American medicine--keeping patients alive at all costs. Two thirds of Americans die in healthcare institutions tethered to ma