January 10, 2019
(Eurekalert) – Should death be defined in strictly biological terms — as the body’s failure to maintain integrated functioning of respiration, blood circulation, and neurological activity? Should death be declared on the basis of severe neurological injury even when biological … Read More
January 8, 2019
JAMA (vol. 320, no. 12, 2018) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Reducing Maternal Mortality in the United States” by Michael C. Lu “Letting Her Be in Charge” by Lynn E. Fiellin “The Path to the First FDA-Approved Cannabis-Derived Treatment … Read More
January 7, 2019
(CNET) – Would you prefer to be cremated or buried in a casket? Washington might give residents an additional option if it becomes the first US state to legalize an unusual end-of-life practice — composting human remains. “Recomposting” — which … Read More
January 5, 2019
The New England Journal of Medicine (vol. 379, no. 15, 2018) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “The Next Phase of Human Gene-Therapy Oversight” by F.S. Collins and S. Gottlieb “National Coverage Analysis of CAR-T Therapies — Policy, … Read More
January 5, 2019
JAMA (vol. 320, no. 11, 2018) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “On the Prospects for a (Deep) Learning Health Care System” by C. David Naylor “Deep Learning—A Technology With the Potential to Transform Health Care” by Geoffrey Hinton “Informatics, … Read More
January 4, 2019
(Medical Xpress) – Should death be defined in strictly biological terms—as the body’s failure to maintain integrated functioning of respiration, blood circulation, and neurological activity? Should death be declared on the basis of severe neurological injury even when biological functions … Read More
January 3, 2019
JAMA (vol. 320, no. 9, 2018) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Promoting Patient Interests in Implementing the Federal Right to Try Act” by Holly Fernandez Lynch, Patricia J. Zettler, and Ameet Sarpatwari “Use of Palliative Care Earlier in the Disease … Read More
December 18, 2018
Hastings Center Report (vol. 48, no. 4, 2018) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “On Avoiding Deep Dementia” by Norman L. Cantor “Are Obese Children Abused Children?” by Maura Priest “Discriminatory Demands by Patients” by Philip M. Rosoff “Caring … Read More
December 17, 2018
(The Washington Post) – There’s strong evidence that palliative care can improve the quality of life for terminal and chronically ill patients, while reducing emergency room visits and hospitalizations by as much as half. Studies consistently show that this curbs … Read More
December 17, 2018
Theoretical Medicine and Bioethics (vol. 39, no. 3, 2018) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Sedation and Care at the End of Life” by Daniel P. Sulmasy “Reckoning with the Last Enemy” by Douglas Farrow “Palliative Sedation: Clinical Context and Ethical … Read More
November 20, 2018
(Discover Magazine) – After being assured that what he said would be kept confidential, patient reported that he had been involved with gangs in his youth, and that he had murdered ‘several people’ in contract killings. According to Tincknell et … Read More
November 19, 2018
(Daily Mail) – A couple who say they were not consulted before their newborn baby’s life support was switched off have been given a five-figure compensation payout by the NHS. Sian Hill, 26, and her partner James Towers, 29, were … Read More
November 6, 2018
(Knowable Magazine) – Ellen Stroud, an environmental historian at Penn State University, explored the macabre history and legal ambiguities of American bodies in the Annual Review of Law and Social Science. From the one-footed 87-year-old man sold to a medical … Read More
November 2, 2018
(Eurekalert) – Chinese adults who have children prefer to receive end-of-life care from family members at home, while those who lost their only child prefer to be cared for in hospice or palliative care institutions, finds a new study led … Read More
November 2, 2018
(U.S. News & World Report) – It’s a generational shift that in many cases flatly rejects convention and tradition and embraces a new conception of the rite: Much like weddings have opted toward personalization of vows, locations and officiants, funerals … Read More
October 31, 2018
The New England Journal of Medicine (vol. 379, no. 5, 2018) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Accreditation of Clinical Research Sites — Moving Forward” by G. Koski, L. Kennedy, M.F. Tobin, and M. Whalen “Firearm Injuries and … Read More
October 29, 2018
JAMA (vol. 320, no. 4, 2018) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “The 50-Year Legacy of the Harvard Report on Brain Death” by Robert D. Truog, Thaddeus Mason Pope, and David S. Jones “FDA Regulation of Mobile Medical Apps” by Jeffrey Shuren, … Read More
October 29, 2018
Medical Law Review (vol. 26, no. 2, 2018) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “When can the Child Speak for Herself? The Limits of Parental Consent in Data Protection Law for Health Research” by Mark J Taylor, Edward S Dove, … Read More
October 25, 2018
(BBC) – Staff shortages and inadequate training mean that end-of-life care for elderly people is often unacceptable, a leading expert has warned. Andrea Sutcliffe, of the Care Quality Commission, told the BBC every nursing home needed to be capable of … Read More
October 25, 2018
(Medscape) – An inability to accurately predict how long patients with metastatic lung cancer have left to live increases the likelihood of aggressive, poor-quality end-of-life care of dubious benefit, new research suggests. “Previous studies have shown that increased and intensive … Read More
October 22, 2018
(Fort Worth Star Telegram) – An appeals court ruled Friday that a girl suffering from cancer can be maintained on life support in accordance with her parent’s wishes, according to the court clerk’s office for the Second Court of Appeals … Read More
October 4, 2018
Bioethics (vol. 32, no. 6, 2018) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Health Worker Migration and Migrant Healthcare: Seeking Cosmopolitanism in the NHS” by Arianne Shahvisi “From Self-Interest to Solidarity: One Path Towards Delivering Refugee Health” by Peter … Read More
October 2, 2018
(UPI) – Researchers have determined the cancer patient’s quality of life needs to be considered when studying the effectiveness of drug trials. Reviewed and quantitatively analyzed were 52 articles reporting on 38 randomized clinical trials involving 13,979 cancer patients across … Read More
October 2, 2018
JAMA (vol. 320, no. 3, 2018) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “How HIPAA Harms Care, and How to Stop It” by Donald M. Berwick and Martha E. Gaines “HIPAA and Protecting Health Information in the 21st Century” by I. … Read More
October 1, 2018
(WFAA) – Doctors at the hospital were eventually able to get back a heartbeat, and the girl has been stable and on a ventilator ever since. “She has a mass behind her heart that is twice the size of her … Read More
