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  1. End of Life Issues (National Library of Medicine)  
    Planning for the end of life can be difficult. But by deciding what end-of-life care best suits your needs when you are healthy, you can ... right choices when the time comes. End-of-life planning usually includes making choices about the following: ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/endoflifeissues.html - Health Topics
  2. Hospice Care (National Library of Medicine)  
    Hospice care is end-of-life care. A team of health care professionals and volunteers provides it. They give medical, psychological, and spiritual support. The goal of ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/hospicecare.html - Health Topics
  3. Menopause (National Library of Medicine)  
    Menopause is the time in a woman's life when her period stops. It usually occurs naturally, most often after age 45. Menopause happens because the woman's ovaries stop producing the hormones ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/menopause.html - Health Topics
  4. Deciding about treatments that prolong life 
    Sometimes after injury or a long illness, the main organs of the body no longer work properly without support. Your health care provider ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000468.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. Health care agents 
    ... states, health care agents can: Choose or refuse life-sustaining and other medical treatment on your behalf ... agent to do the following: Refuse or withdraw life-enhancing care Refuse or stop tube feeding or ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000469.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  6. Critical Care (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... care is medical care for people who have life-threatening injuries and illnesses. It usually takes place ... You need critical care if you have a life-threatening illness or injury, such as: Severe burns ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/criticalcare.html - Health Topics
  7. Do-not-resuscitate order 
    If you are near the end of your life or you have an illness that will not ... focus of hospice care is not to prolong life, but to treat symptoms such as pain or ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000473.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  8. Advance care directives 
    ... 13, 2024. Shreves A, Quest TE. End of life. In: Walls RM, ed. Rosen's Emergency Medicine: Concepts ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000472.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  9. Cancer--Living with Cancer (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... during their lifetimes. Even though cancer may be life-threatening, many people have successful treatment. Others live ... cancer touches just about every part of your life and the lives of those around you. Cancer ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/cancerlivingwithcancer.html - Health Topics
  10. How to Improve Mental Health (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... think, feel, and act as we cope with life. It also helps determine how we handle stress, ... Mental health is important at every stage of life, from childhood and adolescence through adulthood and aging. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/howtoimprovementalhealth.html - Health Topics
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