Explore: Terminal Illnesses

Terminal illness or end-stage disease is a disease that cannot be cured or adequately treated and is expected to result in the death of the patient. This

Terminal illness insurance (known as accelerated death benefit in North America) pays out a capital sum if the policyholder is diagnosed with a terminal

Death anxiety is particularly prevalent in individuals who experience terminal illnesses without a medical curable treatment, such as advanced cancer. Researchers

health freedom. This right is often associated with cases involving terminal illnesses or incurable pain, where assisted suicide provides an option for individuals

Assistants provide home hospice care for thousands of people with terminal illnesses across the UK every year. This includes managing their pain, and providing

needs of children in the United Kingdom suffering from severe or terminal illnesses. It was founded by 16-year-old Megan Bhari, who claimed to have been

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and people with chronic and terminal illnesses, and that it had previously been branded as "The Aboriginal Healing

chooses to build a hospital called Emily's Home for children with terminal illnesses. Before the building begins, Emily dies. After the groundbreaking

reducing suffering among people with serious, complex, and often terminal illnesses. Many definitions of palliative care exist. The World Health Organization

law. Compassionate release is most often granted to inmates with terminal illnesses that cause life expectancies of less than six or eighteen months,