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Statistics from 23 years show a consistent pattern

A look at both the pros and cons, and there are plenty. Part 2 of 2.

Ironically, selflessness bring great gifts for the self. Season 2, Episode 14

African American families tend to choose life-prolonging interventions when faced with advanced, terminal conditions rather than focusing on comfort care and quality of life. Here's why — and how doctors can help.

A physician thinks it’s possible and possibly useful to patients. Part I of 2.

America’s most popular advance care planning program honored for 25 years of helping families.

We know what to do, we just have to overcome the obstacles. Season 2, Episode 13

Machines may someday be as smart as people, and perhaps even smarter, but the game is far from over.

Whether it’s physical or psychological abandonment, the root cause is the same. Season 2, Episode 12

Caregiver robots can’t replace the human touch. Robots can’t love. Season 2, Episode 11

Google's LaMDA AI system says it has consciousness. Should we believe it?

A career as a caregiver can be richly rewarding in ways you might not expect.