About 40% of older Americans have an advance directive. This typically includes a living will that spells out the care you ...

A “dementia directive” can spell out your wishes at various stages of the disease. Even if you don’t have dementia, it ...

Baptist Health has opened a new campus in Southeast Jacksonville to provide preventive and specialty health care services. Nemours Children’s Health Jacksonville opened a new center for ear, nose, and ...

Advance directives document patient preferences for future care, including end-of-life. An analysis in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society has found that older patients with an advance ...

Advance directives document patient preferences for future care, including end-of-life. An analysis in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society found that older patients with an advance ...

The number of older adults with cognitive impairment is increasing, and such adults often require a surrogate to make decisions about health care. However, little is known about the aggressiveness of ...

National Health Care Decisions Day, observed annually on April 16, encourages people to plan by documenting their medical care preferences through advance care directives. Health care leaders at ...

Good Friday morning. We’ve arrived at the holiday weekend, and today will look a lot like the last several days with hot, humid conditions sticking around. Thursday, President Trump approved a major ...

You never know when a health crisis can happen. It could be a car accident or a sudden serious illness. In an emergency, you might end up in a situation where you are unable to speak for yourself.