JAMA Network Home
Sign In
Viewpoint

From a Viral Application to a Clinical Imperative—Dying Alone

JAMA Internal Medicine 10.1001/jamainternmed.2026.2775

August 10, 2026 at 11:00 AM EDT

Read the full article

This Viewpoint examines the interaction between technology and solitary death.

Corresponding Author: Xiang Qi, PhD, RN, Rory Meyers College of Nursing, New York University, 433 First Ave, New York, NY 10010 (xq450@nyu.edu).

Link to the article in your story

We encourage you to link out to this article in your story using the link below. It includes an access token that will give free access to the article for your readers up to one year after publication. (The link will be live after the article publishes and embargo is lifted.)

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/10.1001/jamainternmed.2026.2775?utm_source=for_the_media&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=ftm_links&utm_term=081026

Copy to clipboard

Please see the article for additional information, including full author list, author contributions and affiliations, conflict of interest and financial disclosures, and funding and support.

Need more information? Contact us.

Editor's Picks