Palliative care

Siblings Erika and Dwayne Bermudez comfort one another during a short viewing of their mother, Eudiana Smith, at The Family Funeral Home, May 2, 2020, in Newark, New Jersey.

The pandemic has disrupted how we grieve. The effects could be long-lasting.

Lifestyle & Belief

The nature of the coronavirus has interrupted many rituals of mourning, from visiting the bedsides of the dying to holding funerals. That could lead to mental health impacts down the line, says psychiatry professor Dr. Harvey Chochinov.

A woman holds the hand of her mother who is dying from cancer during her final hours at a palliative care hospital in Winnipeg, Canada

Watch: Death is inevitable, but how we die is not

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Palliative care patient in Pune, India.

Part V: Dispensing Comfort

Health & Medicine

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Health Care Hot Button: ‘Death Panels’ vs. Doctor Consultations

Conflict & Justice