Of particular interest in this week's issue of Media Watch (copy attached):

Caught in a loop with advance care planning and advance directives: How to move forward?

Poverty, choice and dying in the U.K.: A call to examine whether public health approaches to palliative care address the needs of low-income communities

The last year of life for patients dying from cancer vs. non-cancer causes: A retrospective cross-sectional survey of bereaved relatives