Julianna, thank you. The cbs overnight news will be in a major change of policy, medicare will now pay for end of Life Counseling for terminal patients. And our doctor jon lapook has more on this. Reporter amy berman is a Health Policy foundation. So five years ago when diagnosed with a rare form of Breast Cancer she knew to do her what did you find . Its the worst form of breast nobody survives it. When your Doctors First discussed your treatment plan, did they ask you what do you want . One doctor was perfection. She said we can try to hold back the cancer but not do things that are unnecessary. I went to another dr. And this other doctor wanted to do the complete opposite kind of care, wanted to throw everything at the cancer, even though it wasnt going to change the outcome. Reporter berman chose only those treatments that ease pain. I really wanted to focus on living the best possible quality of life. Reporter dr. Diane meyer directs the center to advance palliative care, an emerg
Climbing the fourth best pete a izza. Now to the book of revelations about americans and religion. Theres interesting findings in a report today from pier research. But the number of americans who say theyre absolutely certain god exists has fallen from 71 to 63. Reporter in North Hollywood california, alex mckale says she fulfills her spiritual needs at a yoga studio. Most of my friends and when most, i mean all except for my boyfriend, dont go to church anymore. Reporter in fact, only 28 of her age group go to services weekly. But not necessarily saying theres not something out there. Absolutely not. Its more like i hear so many people who are like i believe theres a god, just not a hell. Reporter there has also been a decline in the number of americans who claim be to affil affiliated to religion. But the survey notes that among those who do identify with a religion, the number of religious observance has remained the same. The number who say they pray every day has risen from 65 to
Vanished from radar. David martin at the pentagon reports the infrared satellite recorded the flash, but it is not known whether the flash was caused by Something Like a failure in a fuel tank or perhaps a bomb. The metrojet wreckage is spread over miles, indicating that it came apart at high altitude. All aboard, more than 200 people, were killed. They were mostly vacationing russian families en route from a seaside resort in egypt to st. Petersburg. Today u. S. Intelligence director James Clapper said its unlikely that terrorism brought down the airbus a321. Investigators hope the flight recorders will tell them what did. Allen pizzey is in egypt. Reporter Sunny Isles Beach teams have finished combing a eightsquaremile area of the sinai december ertd where the airbus went down and will now widen the search. Most of the bodies have been found along with the planes two flight data recorders. Decoding them to discover what caused the plane to suddenly breck apart in midair is expected t
The cancer, even though it wasnt going to change the outcome. Reporter berman chose only those treatments that ease pain. I really wanted to focus on living the best possible quality of life. Reporter dr. Diane meyer directs the center to advance palliative care, an emerging field of medicine that addresses a patients quality life. At the outset of a serious illness its very important to talk to patients and families about what they can expect. What is the Natural History of this disease course, what is the time frame. Reporter now that medicare will reimburse doctors for advance Care Planning and end of life discussions, there should be more time for those discussions. Without those conversations somebody else is making all the decisions for us. And for you that was less aggressive care. For somebody else it might be more aggressive care. Right. Its whatever it is that that person is hoping to do for their own health. Reporter the cancer has but berman is continuing to work and play,
Its more like i hear so many people who are like i believe theres a god, just not a hell. Reporter there has also been a decline in the number of americans who claim be to affil affiliated to religion. But the survey notes that among those who do identify with a religion, the number of religious observance has remained the same. The number who say they pray every day has risen from 65 to 66 . Theres something that beckons us. And is something that we respond to and we respond to it through religious or spiritual practices and i dont think that that will reporter while organized religion may be declining, spirituality is on the rise. The study shows 6 in 10 adults say they regularly feel an inner sense of peace and well being and thats up seven points from seven years ago. The iraqi politician that persuaded the u. S. To over throw Saddam Hussein died of a heart attack. After the u. S. Invasion, he tried but failed to become aracks Prime Minister and later had a falling out with the pen