“Is your living will compromising your safety?” If you have a living will, you probably had it prepared so your wishes would be carried out if you became incapable of making your own medical decisions. But, there is a risk of your living will being misinterpreted. Patients who are not terminally ill die in hospitals [...]

It is customary for New Yorkers to express their views freely on just about everything, from the proposed Jets stadium to the much-maligned blueberry bagel. But despite the sobering example of Terri Schiavo, when it comes to the topic of our own end-of-life choices, most of us keep our thoughts to ourselves.
If we all knew [...]

U.S. health care has been declared a disaster. Britain’s subsidized NHS is little better. France’s hybrid system works, but faces rising costs
In his new film Sicko, gadfly Michael Moore’s latest target is the U.S. health-care system. He makes his case that it is expensive, unfair, and leaves nearly 47 million Americans uninsured. The director’s answer [...]