First, there were hangings and firing squads. Then, the electric chair and gas chamber. After that, lethal injection. At each step, executions were thought to be getting more humane, less cruel and unusual. And yet we come to find...
From funeral cooperatives to green burials, there's a kinder, gentler, less expensive way to die.
Some hospital stays are not admissions but are done to put the patient under observation, which affects Medicare reimbursement and coverage.
What if death wasn't the end? What if there was a way to use your lifeless remains to orbit the Earth. Or become, say, a fireworks display.
We walked a few blocks from our Birmingham office to ask people what they thought happens after death. These are their answers. So... what do you think? Musi...
Taking the hallucinogenic DMT is said to resemble a near death experience. A woman taking the drug as part of a study spoke to Newsweek about being "dropped into a cosmic soup."
People are able to come to terms with death as they age
Dealing with the death of a loved one is never easy. But you can deal with your grief in a healthy way using this one neurology-based technique. Get started ...
Why Medicare readmission penalties may have peaked
Learn the common funeral-planning mistakes you should avoid, whether you're pre-arranging a service for yourself or a loved one or after a death occurs.
I was asked a very important question by a friend recently, “What do I do with thoughts of despair”? It’s a good question, especially for those grieving the death of a loved one. …
Does God exist? Which religion is true? Is there life after death? If true, the resurrection answers these three questions.
Thinking ahead about the details – from headstones to church music – is a good idea for you and your family
It's not something we like to talk about much. We may know our local funeral parlour, but do we know what really goes on there? Or what an embalmer actually does? Or how long a cremation takes, and how it works? Rebecca Atkinson and Sarah Tavner talk to the people who handle us after death
They say the nose knows, but can a loss of smell signal impending death?
For those individuals who are willing to think about and plan ahead for death, or for families who have had to make choices regarding deceased loved ones, one of the
You have limited choices if you're owed child support. Here's what to know.
When someone dies we remember what matters, we remember who matters, and we realize there are many things that probably don’t.
I know death and funerals are serious topics. There are those who would frown upon my writing a humor column about them, and whisper something behind my back that ends in, "bless her heart." But it's better to laugh now than to laugh the day of the funeral and make somebody's mama have a come-apart, know what I'm sayin'?
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After death, the body enters a long process of decomposition, as its organic elements split into simpler components. What happens, and why learn about it?