Sharing examination questions threatens trust in medical profession
Unethical behavior among physicians-in-training threatens to erode public trust and confidence in the medical profession, say two academic physicians in the current issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings. Reacting to CNN report ...
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Apr 29, 2013 |
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Irish court: No 'right to die' for paralyzed woman (Update)
(AP)—A paralyzed Irish woman who wants to die cannot legally commit suicide with her partner's help, Ireland's Supreme Court ruled Monday in a case that moved some in the courtroom to tears.
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Apr 29, 2013 |
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Australians should have the right to choose assisted dying, groundbreaking report says
Assisted death should be available to people with incurable and terminal illness who persistently request it. This is a key recommendation of a report from leading academics released today.
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Apr 26, 2013 |
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Swiss groups fear study undercuts assisted suicide
(AP)—Swiss groups that aid people seeking to end their lives say they fear a national research program could lead to stricter rules for assisted suicide.
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Apr 25, 2013 |
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Are living liver donors at risk from life-threatening 'near-miss' events?
A study published in Liver Transplantation, a journal of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society, reports that donor mortality is about 1 in 500 donors ...
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Apr 25, 2013 |
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Odd experiments by 'America's first physiologist' shed light on digestion
A fur trader who suffered an accidental gunshot wound in 1822 and the physician who saw this unfortunate incidence as an opportunity for research are key to much of our early knowledge about the workings of the digestive ...
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Apr 24, 2013 |
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Green light for new Red Cross app
It's well known that blood donors perform a vital, life-saving community service, but for some, regular blood donation is an important part of staying healthy.
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Apr 24, 2013 |
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New study examines leadership programs in academic medical centers
Academic medical centres invest considerable time, money and other resources in leadership training programs, yet there is no evidence such programs work, a new study has found.
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Apr 22, 2013 |
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Epidural simulator will help reduce risk of harm to patients
The simulator has been developed by Bournemouth University and Poole Hospital, and will help train doctors to perform epidurals. It has already been shortlisted for several prestigious awards.
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Apr 22, 2013 |
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Using nitrous oxide for anesthesia doesn't increase—and may decrease—complications and death
Giving nitrous oxide as part of general anesthesia for noncardiac surgery doesn't increase the rate of complications and death—and might even decrease the risk of such events, according to a pair of studies in the May issue ...
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Apr 22, 2013 |
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US state turns to different lethal injection drug
After surrendering its supply of a lethal injection drug to federal agents in 2011, Arkansas turned to a somewhat surprising place to look for another drug: a list from lawyers for several death row inmates.
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Apr 20, 2013 |
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Founder of faulty breast implants firm denies risking lives (Update)
The founder of a firm whose faulty breast implants sparked a global health scare told a French court Friday he had not put any lives at risk, as other defendants described him as a controlling "know-it-all".
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Apr 19, 2013 |
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Doctors begin draining fluid from Indian baby's swollen head (Update)
Indian doctors on Friday began draining excess fluid from the head of a baby suffering from a rare disorder that caused her skull to swell to nearly double its size, a neurosurgeon told AFP.
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Apr 19, 2013 |
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Poll shows half of Americans would consider donating a kidney to a stranger
Good news for anyone needing a transplant; a new Mayo Clinic survey shows that the public's support for both living and deceased organ donation is increasing. Eighty-four percent of respondents said they would be very or ...
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Apr 18, 2013 |
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Anesthesia increases success rates of turning breech babies, reduces delivery costs, study finds
(Medical Xpress)—When a baby is in the breech position at the end of pregnancy, obstetricians can sometimes turn the baby head-down to enable a safer vaginal birth. In the past, women were not given anesthesia during the ...
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