The start of spring semester is a hopeful time on college campuses. Students fill the quads and walkways, wearing salmon shorts or strappy tank tops. Music plays; Frisbees fly. As a career academic, I ...

There are criteria set out for when NICE ACs can take a more flexible approach to treatments at the end of life (Box 1). Box 1. Sources: NICE , July 2009 and NICE , 2013.

How society chooses to respond will shape not only the future of end-of-life care but also how we understand ageing itself. NB: This article republishes material from an article by the author in ...