A study of British doctors and end-of-life care has received a good bit of publicity. It reveals that the less religious the doctor, the more likely he or she is to provide care that may hasten death. On the other hand, more religious doctors are less likely to have talked about end-of-life issues with their patients. Cathy Grossman asks, which is the bigger news? Most reports emphasized the attitudes of non-religious doctors. Read her blog here.

If you haven’t read the fascinating article about end of life care in a recent New Yorker, you can find it here.