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Hello to New Face, Goodbye to a Friend Apr. 27, 2016
A Money Changer When Harriet Tubman replaces Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill, some critics will call ... Read More
Hope Lives Apr. 06, 2016
If ever a person lived up to the promise of her name, it was my friend Hope. I used to tell her that... Read More
Brain Disease, Football and the NFL's Culpability Apr. 02, 2016
It was the admission that made every parent of every kid who wants to play football gasp. The questi... Read More
The Media Do Serious Damage Oct. 07, 2015
Frequently, especially since the Columbine High School tragedy, and the tragic deaths of John Kenned... Read More
Healthy Diets Saving Lives Sep. 18, 2015
A team of researchers from Britain's Medical Research Council makes its way through thickets of fore... Read More
What Is a Living Trust? Do You Need One? Sep. 16, 2015
Dear Carrie: Everyone I know seems to be setting up a living trust, even my friends who aren't that... Read More
Spice of Life Aug. 26, 2015
A recent Chinese study that followed more than 485,000 participants over an average of seven years f... Read More
Congressman Lou Stokes, Warrior and Friend Aug. 19, 2015
One of my most enduring memories of former Rep. Lou Stokes is from the fall of 2008, two days before... Read More
Will Suicide Bill Die a Natural Death? Jun. 25, 2015
When SB 128, which would legalize physician-assisted suicide for terminally ill patients, passed the... Read More
A Brother's Death Apr. 25, 2015
Tom Shields, my big brother, lived a long and good life. When he died earlier this month, he was wid... Read More
A Dignified Death Means a Better Life Apr. 02, 2015
Many people ask me what my most important task is. Without question, it is helping people die with d... Read More
Racism and Discrimination in Health Care Feb. 26, 2015
The highly influential New England Journal of Medicine published a series of perspectives on racial ... Read More
Yes, Stupid Laws Help Kill People Dec. 05, 2014
After news of the baffling decision by the New York grand jury not to indict a police officer in the... Read More
Death On Demand Is Not Death With Dignity Oct. 14, 2014
I'd like to think that if I got the bad news that Brittany Maynard received — terminal cancer ... Read More
Making the End Easier Sep. 23, 2014
No one wants to think about death, much less plan for the aftermath. But seeing as it is the most in... Read More
Who Owns Your Digital Assets When You Die? Sep. 09, 2014
In an increasingly digital world, more and more assets are being converted from something you can to... Read More
Overdoing the Death of Robin Williams Aug. 15, 2014
There was something thoroughly distasteful about that Robin Williams press conference the other day.... Read More
Robin Williams' Other Legacy Aug. 14, 2014
As the outpouring of grief over Robin Williams' death continues, it becomes more and more apparent t... Read More
Let's Get Serious About Mental Illness Aug. 13, 2014
Robin Williams' suicide this week shook up people across the political spectrum — and for good... Read More
Strange Brew
Aug. 09, 2014
