MURRAY, Utah (ABC4 Utah) – Emergencies happen and sometimes it’s a medical emergency, like if you are in a serious car accident or get a sudden critical illness. And sometimes these emergencies make ...

Emergencies happen and sometimes it’s a medical emergency, like if you are in a serious car accident or get a sudden critical illness. And sometimes these emergencies make it so a person cannot speak ...

Columns share an author’s personal perspective. Life is a terminal condition; everyone who lives eventually dies. So medicine’s role is not just to treat and possibly cure diseases, but to improve the ...

Filling out an Advance Directive with a loved one. (Get it Done SB photo) If you experienced a life-threatening emergency tomorrow and were unable to speak for yourself, would your loved ones and ...

Medical emergencies and unexpected health crises can occur at any age. Advance care planning encourages people to consider potential future scenarios and plan accordingly, even if they’re young and ...

Terri Schiavo's family probably never imagined the decisions they would have to make regarding her care. But the court battle surrounding this 41-year-old woman, who was in a vegetative state since a ...

During the COVID-19 pandemic, many people, both old and young were faced with serious illness or a medical emergency that required vital decisions about their medical care, and sometimes those ...

No matter your age, having a conversation (and putting in writing) what your medical wishes are when the end-of-life comes is a vitally important conversation to have. While it’s not always an easy ...

Advanced directives and COVID: An interview with geriatrician Leslie Kernisan As North Carolina slowly opens up after the first wave of coronavirus, it is a wise time to discuss the wishes of frail ...

Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Ebony Howard is a certified public accountant and a QuickBooks ProAdvisor tax expert. She ...