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Taking Responsibility for Death

Posted on March 30, 2012 by Hong Zhang

New York Times. By SUSAN JACOBY/ March 30, 2012 I WAS standing by my 89-year-old mother’s hospital bed when she asked a doctor, “Is there anything you can do here to give me back the life I had last year, when I … Continue reading →

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Sensors Help Keep the Elderly Safe, and at Home

Posted on July 6, 2011 by Sujie Zhu

(February 12, 2009, New York Times) Jessica Kourkounis for The New York Times. Joseph Hayduk, 86, who suffers from congestive heart failure, transmits his clinical vital signs ever yday via a “HomMed Health Monitoring System” to a Meridian Home Care … Continue reading →

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Family Relations: An International Comparison

Posted on July 6, 2011 by Sujie Zhu

(July 30, 2010, New York Times) Nicole Bengiveno/The New York Times A multinational study finds surprising differences from country to country in how elderly parents describe their relationships with adult children. It’s not just you. Compared with elderly parents and … Continue reading →

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