Dr. Holly Prigerson

Researchers from Weill Cornell Medicine and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center have published guidance on how physicians working on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic can compassionately inform family members of the painful news that their loved one has died.

By studying the powerful influences shaping how we die, Dr. Holly Prigerson is leading the effort of reimagine medical care at life’s end.

Physicians are less likely than the general public to die in the hospital.