Study: Parents regret avoiding talk of death
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Should parents talk to their dying children about death? A Swedish study found that parents whose children died of cancer had no regrets about talking to them about death, while some who didn&#39;t do so were sorry later.
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Hearing shocking news, such as a family bereavement, really can break your heart, researchers suggest
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Doctor's View: A frightened cancer patient inadvertently heard terrible news. Anesthesia erased her memory. It was a snap decision  -  and a compassionate one. But was it right?
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About two years before the heart attack that killed him, I told Dad that if he didn't clean up his act, he'd be dead in five years. Quit the smoking, get some exercise, stop nailing himself to the cross of his job. We were sitting at the kitchen table, he and Mom and I. Dad had already had one heart...
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Parents who conceive using donated sperm often opt not to tell the child. But a small study suggests that choosing to be open about it may be good for the parent-child relationship.
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NEW YORK  - People with advanced cancer may suffer substantial emotional distress, but relatively few may be discussing it with their doctors, new research suggests.
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It found that parents whose children died of cancer had no regrets about talking to them about death - while some who didn&#39;t do so were sorry later.
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Parents who lost a son to cancer have built a website using their own funds to help other patients make sense of complicated treatment information. By Kristen Philipkoski.
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Researchers who analyzed data on the timing of more than 1 million deaths over more than a decade say they found no evidence that cancer patients can &quot;cheat death&quot; to intentionally postpone the
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A small but growing number of parents around the country are claiming religious exemptions to avoid vaccinating their children when the real reason may be skepticism of the shots or concern they can cause other illnesses
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Does your brother or sister have heart disease? That may be a better predictor of whether you are at risk that your parents' health history, researchers said on Monday.
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Should parents talk to their dying children about death? A Swedish study found that parents whose children died of cancer had no regrets about talking to them about
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The parents of a boy who apparently killed himself fear media coverage could prompt others to copy him.
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Parents who broached the subject of death with a child dying of cancer had no regrets about their choice, while some who hid the truth were sorry for not having the discussion, researchers report.
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The common perception that terminally ill people try to hang on until after a major event like their birthday or a big holiday isn&#39;t true, according to a study published on Tuesday.
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The families of some Sept. 11 victims are trying to explore how their loved ones died, but the topic of those who jumped from the World Trade Center is an especially sensitive one.
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Fear of rejection and concerns about the  reaction of the child prevent many parents from telling their  children they have been conceived with donated sperm,  scientists said on Wednesday.