Experts warn of the increasing overmedicalization of death, call for rethink of how society cares for dying people
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1 February 2022Experts warn of the increasing overmedicalization of death, call for rethink of how society cares for dying people
Health and social systems around the world are failing to give appropriate, compassionate care to people who are dying and their families. According to a new Lancet Commission, today’s current overemphasis on aggressive treatments to prolong life, vast global inequities in palliative care access, and high end-of-life medical costs have lead millions of people to suffer unnecessarily at the end of life.
