Psychology & Psychiatry
The holidays remind us that grief cannot be wished away
The year-end holidays are a time of social gatherings, traditions and celebrations. They can also be a time of revisiting and reflection.
Dec 18, 2019
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News tagged with died
Psychology & Psychiatry
Not a season to be jolly: How to deal with dying during the holidays
Dying doesn't disappear at Christmas. For those who know death will come soon but don't know exactly when, the festive season, when the air is thick with "joy", can be particularly unsettling.
Dec 19, 2018
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Health
UK court ruling seen as landmark in right-to-die cases
Britain's Supreme Court ruled Monday that families of patients who are in a long-term persistent vegetative state do not need to seek a court's permission to have life support removed, in a case seen as placing the right-to-die ...
Jul 30, 2018
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Health
Case for assisted dying 'stronger than ever' says The BMJ
A series of articles published by The BMJ today, explore the debate around assisted dying, in which, subject to safeguards, terminally ill people who are near to death, suffering, and of sound mind, could ask for drugs that ...
Feb 7, 2018
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Health
Medical assistance in dying will not increase health care costs in Canada
Providing medical assistance in dying to people in Canada will not increase health care costs, and could reduce spending by between $34.7 and $138.8 million, according to a new research paper in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association ...
Jan 23, 2017
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Medical research
Potential way to control cholesterol levels via dying cells
A discovery about how the body deals with the cholesterol contained within its dying cells has suggested an exciting new approach to control people's cholesterol levels – and thus their risk of developing heart disease.
Nov 20, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
Many patients in cancer centers may not experience a dignified death
A new study that surveyed physicians and nurses in hospitals within cancer centers in Germany suggests that many patients there do not experience a dignified death. Published early online in Cancer, a peer-reviewed journal ...
Sep 8, 2014
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Health
British govt says will not block assisted suicide bill
The British government will not stand in the way of legislation that would permit assisted suicide, the Ministry of Justice said Sunday as parliament prepares to examine a bill.
Mar 9, 2014
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Medical research
Researchers find dying cells essential to muscle development and repair
Dying cells play an unexpected and vital role in the creation of muscle fibers, researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have determined. The finding could lead to new ways to battle conditions such as ...
May 30, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
Improving the accuracy of cancer diagnoses: New spectroscopy technique could help doctors better identify breast tumors
Tiny calcium deposits can be a telltale sign of breast cancer. However, in the majority of cases these microcalcifications signal a benign condition. A new diagnostic procedure developed at MIT and Case Western Reserve University ...
Jan 3, 2013
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