Stories Tagged as
Death
The cost of inefficient Social Security record keeping
Mar 10, 2015
Banks, the IRS and others rely on the "death master file."
Black-owned funeral homes face existential challenge
Nov 4, 2014
As black neighborhoods change, funeral directors are struggling to adapt.
Lewis Wallace/WYSO
How do cemeteries make money?
Oct 13, 2014
The better question may be: What do they do when they run out of space?
Tracey Samuelson/Marketplace
Life as a remover
by
Kai Ryssdal
Jul 15, 2014
It takes a certain temperament to move corpses to funeral homes for a living.
Lessons on dying, to be learned from doctors
Jun 3, 2014
Examining the choices doctors make about their own final days helps the rest of us
PODCAST: Size does matter for FedEx
May 8, 2014
The new nominee for HHS Secretary goes before the Senate. And more Americans are going online to find cremation urns.
What ghosts are you living with in your house? (Plus, a quiz!)
Oct 31, 2013
Want to know who died in your house? Now there's a website where you can find out.
For public good, not for profit.
Understanding the high cost of saying goodbye
Mar 22, 2013
Ten percent of all health care dollars are spent in the last year of life. Those final days are when the toughest, most costly decisions are made, and emotion can easily overrun decision making. Here's one man's story about the choices he made.
Far-flung relatives now watch funerals online
Feb 22, 2013
Turns out online funerals aren’t just for celebrities. More and more families across the U.S. are looking at them as a way to cut costs, and include more friends and relatives.
The dangers of summer fun
by
Kai Ryssdal
Aug 8, 2012
Some of America's favorite summertime activities may be fun, but they come with a lot of risks.