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Social forces have continually framed how hospitals perceive their role in care of the dying. Hospitals were originally conceived as places of hospitality and spiritual care, but by the 18th century illness was an opponent, conquered through science...

IMPORTANCE: Previous studies report associations between medical utilization at the end-of-life (EoL) and religious coping and spiritual support from the medical team. However, the influence of clergy and religious communities on EoL outcomes is unclear...

Medical anthropologist Arthur Kleinman shares his own experiences of caring for his wife in deepening and clarifying his understanding of the moral process of caregiving and explores how we can return a culture of caregiving to medical care. _____________...