terminal illness
Australians Are Lending Their Weight to Get Shrooms and MDMA Rescheduled
People have until September 28 to lend their support, potentially legalizing the therapeutic prescription of molly and mushrooms.
Why the “Right to Try” bill Trump just signed could offer false hope to patients
Some patients, however, have no other options.
Photos of My Parents as They Both Face Terminal Cancer
"My parents were very open with me, allowing me to document our lives at such a delicate time."
I Talked to a Terminally Ill Woman About Her Life and Her Approaching Death
"I sleep a lot, almost as if my body can't really be bothered with the whole staying awake thing."
Can Magic Mushrooms Help Us Come To Terms With Death?
Promising research suggests psychedelic experiences could be the future of palliative care.
What It's Like to Grow Up with a Terminally Ill Parent
Just as quickly as my family learned of my father's diagnosis, everything in our lives changed.
'Right to Try' bill giving patients access to unapproved drugs may be a win for libertarians
A so-called right to try bill in the US Senate seeks to help the terminally ill get greater access to experimental drugs. But it may also serve to hamstring the federal government.
California Becomes Fifth US State to Allow Aid in Dying for Terminal Patients
Terminally ill California patients will now be able to request life-ending medications from their doctors.
Canada's Assisted Suicide Law Doesn't Go Far Enough, Some Say
At issue is the narrowness of the proposed law, which restricts medically-assisted death to mentally-sound adults over 18 who have a "serious and incurable illness, disease or disability" and voluntarily consent to die.
How Instagram Helps Young People Cope with Cancer
When I was diagnosed with testicular cancer, social media became a way to control my own cancer narrative, with honesty and humor.
This Comedian Is Fighting Terminal Cancer to Make His First Stand-Up Special
How do you prepare for a comedy special knowing it might be your last?
Canadians Should Have Easy Access to Doctor-Assisted Death, Lawmakers Say
Most controversially, the report says that assisted death should be available to those with mental illnesses or psychiatric conditions, and eventually, to minors.