May 21, 2020
(CNN) – More than 151,000 Americans died from drug overdoses, alcohol and suicide combined in 2018, slightly lower than the overall numbers in 2017, and leveling off for the first time in two decades, according to a new study. But … Read More
May 1, 2020
(Scientific American) – Gillis had not been a fan of the euthanasia law, but when he learned he could combine MAID with a plan to donate organs, “he was ecstatic,” Gregoire says. “His attitude was, ‘ALS, you can’t take this … Read More
April 30, 2020
(STAT News) – The U.S. entered a grim new chapter in the coronavirus saga with the recent deaths by suicide of two health care workers on the frontlines of the fight against Covid-19 in New York City: emergency medical technician … Read More
April 27, 2020
(CNN) – Doctors in the Netherlands may legally euthanize patients with severe dementia who previously provided a written request for the procedure, the country’s highest court ruled Tuesday. In the landmark decision, the court said that a physician may respond … Read More
April 23, 2020
(UPI) – The Netherlands’ Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that Dutch doctors may euthanize patients with severe dementia if at any time they gave written consent to do so. Previously, doctors were required by law to have patients reconfirm their … Read More
April 22, 2020
(UPI) – A rising number of Americans has attempted suicide in recent years — and increasing numbers have died — according to a new analysis published Wednesday by JAMA Psychiatry has found. Researchers at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control … Read More
April 7, 2020
(Reuters) – The coronavirus outbreak has sparked concern around the world for the elderly, who are much more vulnerable to the COVID-19 respiratory disease caused by the virus. But the plight of senior citizens was already acute in Venezuela following … Read More
April 7, 2020
Journal of Medical Ethics (vol. 45, no. 12, 2019) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Evidence First, Practice Second in Arthroscopic Surgery: Use of Placebo Surgery in Randomised Controlled Trial” by Kazuha Kizaki, Lisa J Schwartz, and Olufemi … Read More
April 6, 2020
The Journal of Medicine & Philosophy (vol. 45, no. 1, 2020) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Pathocentric Health Care and a Minimal Internal Morality of Medicine” by David B Hershenov “Treating or Killing? The Divergent Moral Implications … Read More
April 1, 2020
Nursing Ethics (vol. 27, no. 1, 2020) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Normative Nursing Ethics: A Literature Review and Tentative Recommendations” by Eric Vogelstein and Alison Colbert “The New Futility? The Rhetoric and Role of “Suffering” In … Read More
