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END-OF-LIFE CARE
‘Dying alone, despite adhering to social distancing, should not be part of dying at all.’
What if the parents are drug addicts who effectively beat her to death?
Bioethicists clash over whether they are ethically equivalent
Probably not with a robot
An Alabama prisoner died after the warden issued a DNR
Courts say Alfie Evans should not receive experimental treatment.
... and nearly 2% have it chosen for them.
JAMA says that the consensus was wrong
A new study by US researchers suggests that advanced cancer patients have a very poor understanding of their own condition.
Doctors need to be able to recognise the tell-tale signs of elder abuse
A new book published by best-selling author Atul Gawande presents a strident criticism of aged and palliative care in the US.
The passing of disc jokey Casey Kasem has generated a remarkable volume of bioethical commentary. Artificial nutrition was withdrawn from an unconscious Kasem in light of an advance directive he had written. The directive was vague, and some of Kasem’s family objected to move.
A 26-year-old Australian man has been sentenced to 15 months in prison for neglecting his duties towards his dying mother
A Brazilian doctor is being investigated for the murders of more than 300 intensive care patients.
The highly controversial Liverpool Care Pathway has been slammed in the British Medical Journal. In a scathing letter, psychiatrist Eugene Breen has criticised the protocol as vague and easily abused.
The year is barely a month old, but BioEdge is already sure who will win the annual “Foot in Mouth Award”: Japan’s finance minister Taro Aso.
Some parents care for disabled children. Some let them die.
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