Where Are The Best Countries To Die?
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During the second half of the twentieth century, the world’s outlook on end of life care began to change. Traditionally, doctors have focused on curing illness or injury, rather than providing non curative pain management, and end of life care. Today, administering pain relieving drugs like morphine has gone from being a “last resort” to what some call a “gold standard”. But not every country has made progress. So we wanted to know, if given the choice, where is the best place to die? Well, as the average life expectancy continues to rise, more people are dying from terminal or chronic illnesses. Meanwhile, many doctors have refused to prescribe pain medication; fearing addiction or euphoria. But times have changed, and now, healthcare systems have revised their end-of-life care to better address a patient?...
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During the second half of the twentieth century, the world’s outlook on end of life care began to change. Traditionally, doctors have focused on curing illness or injury, rather than providing non curative pain management, and end of life care. Today, administering pain relieving drugs like morphine has gone from being a “last resort” to what some call a “gold standard”. But not every country has made progress. So we wanted to know, if given the choice, where is the best place to die? Well, as the average life expectancy continues to rise, more people are dying from terminal or chronic illnesses. Meanwhile, many doctors have refused to prescribe pain medication; fearing addiction or euphoria. But times have changed, and now, healthcare systems have revised their end-of-life care to better address a patient?...
