Do dying patients have a "right to try" illegal drugs such as psilocybin and MDMA if they might alleviate end-of-life suffering from anxiety and depression?
May 8, 2024
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People dying in UK hospitals without specialist palliative care input frequently have "significant and poorly identified unmet needs," finds a UK-wide evaluation—the first of its kind—published online in the journal BMJ ...
Jul 10, 2023
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Dying patients who are in pain are usually given an analgesic, such as morphine, to ease their final hours and days. And if an analgesic isn't enough, they can be given a sedative—something to make them more relaxed and ...
Apr 27, 2021
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General anesthesia is widely used for surgery and diagnostic interventions, to ensure the patient is completely unconscious during these procedures. However, in a paper published in Anaesthesia (a journal of the Association ...
Apr 20, 2021
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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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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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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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Kansas State University's Sherry Fleming is investigating the factor that initiates the immune system's "drama queen": the one responsible for intestinal cell damage after hemorrhage.
Aug 8, 2011
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A British bill to allow some terminally ill patients to end their lives was rejected Friday after it sparked fierce opposition from religious leaders and rival protests outside parliament.
Sep 11, 2015
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Most nurses in their work care for patients who are dying. A study of more than 200 students has shown that many nurses in training feel unprepared and anxious when faced with the prospect of meeting patients during end-of-life ...
Sep 2, 2014
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