Medical Aid in Dying (MAID)

Macmillan P, Hughes S, Loscar A, Shavelson L.

The pharmacology of aid in dying: from database analyses to evidence-based best practices.

J Palliat Med 2025; 28:492-498

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Kozlov E, Luth EA, Nemeth S, Becker TD, Duberstein PR.

Knowledge of and preferences for Medical Aid in Dying.

JAMA Network Open 2025;8:e2461495

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Spence RA, Blanke CD, Keating TJ, et al.

Responding to patient requests for hastened death: physician aid in dying and the clinical oncologist.

J Onc Pract 2017;13:693-700.

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Pope TM.

Medical Aid in Dying Laws: More Accessible in More States

JAMA. 2024;332:1139–1140. Note: Article only available to JAMA subscribers.

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Chochinov HM, Fins JJ

Is Medical Assistance in Dying Part of Palliative Care?

JAMA. 2024;332:1137–1138. Note: Article only available to JAMA subscribers.

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About Dr. Abrahm

Janet Abrahm, MD is Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. She is among the founders of Palliative Care in the United States and the author of four comprehensive books on supportive and palliative care for patients with cancer. Dr. Abrahm is a former practicing oncologist who created the Palliative Care Service at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute over 20 years’ ago. She is an award-winning clinician and educator and continues to practice palliative care at Dana Farber.

Dr. Abrahm's Book

Dr. Abrahm is the author of four comprehensive editions  on supportive and palliative care for patients with cancer, the first published in 2000 and the latest in 2022.

Her extensive work offers oncologists and other oncology and palliative care clinicians a place to turn to find the most up-to-date evidence-based practices, resources, and practical advice on how to care for patients across the full range of issues they will experience during their illness.