Are you interested in having one on file? The best time to prepare your Advanced Medical Directive (pdf) is before a circumstance arises where one may be needed. An Advance Health Care Directive (or ...

Advance Care Planning is the process of understanding ... The Indian Supreme Court granted legal status to the concept of ...

Tom Werner / Getty Images A living will—also known as an advance directive—is a legal document that specifies the type of medical care that an individual does or doesn't want in the event they ...

They may also be called medical directives or advance health care directives, and these documents take effect once someone becomes unable to make their own decisions. For instance, a living will ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered an immediate pause on gender-affirming care for all active duty service members in a memo to senior Pentagon and military leaders.

An advance directive, which usually refers to a living will and a health care power of attorney, should document your preferences for medical treatment in an accident or at the end of your life ...

In an internal VA memo seen by NPR, the VA says it's rescinding a directive that contains detailed guidance on the kind of ...

During the COVID-19 pandemic, many people unexpectedly needed critical care such as ventilators but were unable to communicate their end-of-life ...