Most terminally ill would rather die at home. But many are afraid that there will be less medical care there. Right?
The Federal Constitutional Court has overturned the controversial euthanasia paragraph 217. Doctors are allowed to support the suicide of a patient with impunity.
Euthanasia is to be reorganized. Does anyone who helps others die face imprisonment in the future? Or is self-determined death made easier?
Life can still be worth living for the terminally ill. In an interview, palliative care specialist Sven Gottschling explains how you can help.
If a cure is not expected, the improvement in quality of life becomes all the more valuable. What do alternative therapies achieve in the last phase of life?
Palliative treatments preserve the quality of life and self-determination of seriously ill people. Learn more about palliative therapies.
If a child has to die, it gets under everyone's skin. How can palliative medicine help terminally ill children?
More and more Germans are looking for palliative care. Can the current system even meet the needs?
An essential part of palliative medicine is the best possible alleviation of physical complaints. But the soul also needs help. Find out more here.
Intensive medical care incurs considerable costs. This also applies to palliative medicine. What is the cost of care in hospices and palliative centers?
One of the most difficult tasks in life: accompanying a loved one as they die. This is how you manage to make the last time valuable.
Dying people are in good hands in the hospice. Many, however, wish to die at home. What speaks for one thing, what for the other?
Do not expect that your loved one will be able to take care of everything. Don't be afraid to get help.
Palliative care accompanies the patient and their relatives in all stages of the disease and beyond death - holistically and based on their needs.
Relief of discomfort, especially pain, is a main goal of palliative medicine. Read here what options there are today!
A life-threatening illness is an enormous emotional burden. Specially trained psychologists can help manage anxiety and grief.
Terminal care is not an easy task. Still, some people willingly accept them. What can they achieve - and what does it bring them themselves?
Live self-determined, die self-determined? What is the legal framework for euthanasia in Germany and other countries?
Find out here why euthanasia is a sensitive issue in Germany and how you can draw up a living will.
The dying process is a mess of emotions. Even before you die, you have to say goodbye to the person affected bit by bit and mourn.