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Musings on Mortality: How 'death phobia' contributes to xenophobia

In this column, I write about the relationship between an ever-increasing xenophobia, fear of the "other," and human violence as...

Musings on Mortality: Death-phobic culture lingers in 'grey zone'

Recently, I experienced what I can only call a parallel universe. I was in a neonatal intensive care unit to visit a mother and her...

Musings on Mortality: Life-or-death decisions in the 'grey zone'

The "life-at-all-costs" mentality that we have in our death-phobic culture applies not only to the elderly, but to newborns as well. Not...

Musings on Mortality: Quest for immortality drives fear of death

I've been teaching a course called "Ethics of Health Care" for eight years. My students grapple with scenarios and ethical dilemmas......

Musings on Mortality: Good dying time results in good death

Musings on Mortality: Combat stress by embracing whatever brings joy

Musings on Mortality: Being open about death helps everyone

Musings on Mortality: Current events can escalate death phobia

Musings on Mortality: To die or not to die? The answer isn't so simple

Musings on Mortality: Plan a dignified death on your own terms

Musings on Mortality: It's OK if grief creeps in during holidays

Musings on Mortality: Maybe if we celebrated death we wouldn't fear it

Musings on Mortality: Difference between suicide, medical aid in dying