UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham postpones assisted dying legislation, prioritizing fixes to palliative and social care systems first, citing challenges in introducing the debate amid current care shortcomings.
A 41-year-old palliative care doctor in Berlin has been sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering 15 critically ill patients between 2021 and 2024. He administered lethal drug combinations without consent and attempted to cover his tracks with fires. Prosecutors are investigating dozens more cases.
A German palliative care doctor, Johannes M., has been sentenced to life imprisonment in Berlin for murdering 15 critically ill patients between 2021 and 2024. He confessed to 12 killings, claiming he aimed to spare suffering. Prosecutors are investigating 76 other cases.
A German palliative care doctor, Johannes M., was sentenced to life in prison in Berlin for murdering 15 patients with lethal sedative doses between 2021-2024. He remains under investigation for dozens more killings.
A Berlin court will deliver its verdict in the trial of a palliative care doctor accused of murdering 15 seriously ill patients by injecting them with lethal drug combinations. Prosecutors seek life imprisonment, while the Bundestag debates expanding police digital investigation powers.
Palliative care nurse Caty Hollis shares how a peaceful, supported end-of-life experience, focused on family and closure, can transform the dying process and the way loved ones grieve. Her father's death at home in London after battling colon cancer inspired her career shift.
A 40-year-old German palliative care doctor confessed to killing 12 patients during his high-profile trial at the Berlin Regional Court. Charged with 15 murders, he admitted administering a "lethal mixture of various drugs" and apologized to victims' relatives.
A terminally ill patient in Warsaw, Ewa Lutka-Krawczyk, expressed deep concern for her dog, Gaja, highlighting their emotional bond. This underscores a proposed Polish law to grant hospice and palliative care patients the legal right to pet visits, aiming to combat loneliness and ease suffering. The legislation is in parliament.
Aging nuns in Uganda, particularly at the Little Sisters of St. Francis convent in Nkokonjeru, face neglect and lack basic necessities like adult diapers and wheelchairs. A new pilot program, spearheaded by Sister Jane Frances Nakafeero and Jean Callahan, aims to provide palliative care and support to these nuns.
Republika Srpska states all conditions have been met for former Bosnian Serb Army commander General Ratko Mladic to be released from The Hague prison for medical treatment in Serbia. Mladic, sentenced to life in 2017 for genocide and war crimes, suffered a stroke on April 15 and has been bedridden for 18 months. His defense team filed an urgent release request on April 24.
