Heart-beating or non-heart-beating organ procurement from patients with impaired consciousness is de facto a concealed practice of physician-assisted death, and therefore, violates both criminal law and the central tenet of medicine not to do harm to patients. Society must decide if physician-...
Quill, Physician-Assisted Death in the United States: Are the Existing ‘Last Resorts’ Enough ? 38 Hastings Center Rpt. 17 (Sept.-Oct. ... TE Quill 被引量: 0发表: 2008年 From The Hastings Center Report Timothy E. Quill, Physician-Assisted Death in the United States: Are the Existing...
American physician John Maynard Woodworth was appointed the first supervising surgeon, a position that he held until his death in 1879. The first person to hold the title of surgeon general was American physician Walter Wyman, who was appointed as supervising surgeon in 1891. He served as ...
This report is based on all the death records registered in the United States in 1997 and indicates that decreases have occurred in the risk for death from the top three causes and from HIV infection. Progress in preventing and treating these conditions, however, is offset by increases in mort...
However, recent reviews56,67 of the literature on physician-patient counseling found that onetime clinical smoking interventions are marginally efficacious at best, but that repeated minimal interventions by physicians and nurses can lead to higher rates of smoking cessation. There is evidence that ...
Africa is home to 55 countries, an ancient and complex history, modern cities, some 3,000 languages and over a billion people. From Algeria to Zimbabwe, here’s a snapshot of each country on a continent you need to know more about.
There was no family history of early myocardial infarction (MI), sudden cardiac death, clotting disorders, or hypercholesterolemia. She had been taking amitriptyline for migraines and oral contraceptives for 3 years. The patient developed significant hypotension, after she was given metoprolol and ...
believe that human beings are inherently no different than animals, and therefore we can and should be bred like animals. A farmer does not allow deficient cows in his herd to reproduce, and in the same way, eugenicists believe that certain people in our society should contr...
Racial and ethnic disparities in healthcare access and utilization in the United States have posed a persistent challenge. Numerous studies highlighted that racial and ethnic minorities tend to have fewer physician visits, lack regular primary care providers, and are less inclined to seek out health ...
Through questioning, the prosecution further suggested that appellant stood to gain financially from her husband's death, and accused her of being jealous of the other women he told her he had dated during the last few weeks before the shooting. II. EXPERT TESTIMONY ABOUT "BATTERED WOMEN" ...