Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Flesh-eating bacteria claims life of Florida woman
A Florida woman died late last week from flesh-eating bacteria two weeks after cutting her leg while walking along the coast.
Jul 3, 2019
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Health
French doctors to end life support in right-to-die case
French doctors are set to begin removing life support from paralysed road accident victim Vincent Lambert on Tuesday, in what could be the final act in a hugely controversial right-to-die case that has drawn in Pope Francis.
Jul 2, 2019
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Cardiology
With new heart, mom of four competes in transplant games
Kristen Patton was settling in to feed her newborn on Christmas Eve as her three older children went to bed.
Feb 21, 2019
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Health
French court backs doctors in right-to-die case
A French court on Thursday upheld a decision by doctors to withdraw life support for a man kept alive in a vegetative state for a decade, after the latest legal challenge by the patient's parents in a divisive right-to-die ...
Jan 31, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
How stigma impacts LGB health and wellbeing in Australia
Research in Australia and internationally has documented poor health and wellbeing among LGBTQI people compared to heterosexual people. What's less understood are the reasons why.
Jun 4, 2018
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Health
Toddler Alfie Evans' parents say they'll work with doctors
The father of terminally ill toddler Alfie Evans said Thursday that he would work with doctors to give his son "dignity and comfort," as he called for a truce in a divisive case that has pitted doctors and the British courts ...
Apr 26, 2018
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Health
European rights court rejects case on terminally ill toddler
The European Court of Human Rights on Monday rejected a case from British parents who want to take their terminally ill toddler to Italy for treatment instead of allowing a U.K. hospital to remove him from life support.
Apr 23, 2018
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Other
UK court sets new hearing in case of terminally ill baby
A British court on Monday gave the parents of 11-month-old Charlie Gard a chance to present fresh evidence that their terminally ill son should receive experimental treatment.
Jul 10, 2017
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Other
Trends in extracorporeal life support
For critically ill patients with heart or lung failure that does not respond to conventional treatments, extracorporeal life support (ECLS) can provide a bridge to survival. Updated analysis of a worldwide database finds ...
Dec 20, 2016
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Landmark ruling in Argentine death-with-dignity case
Relatives of an Argentine man who has been in a vegetative state for over 20 years can disconnect him from life support, the Supreme Court said Tuesday in a landmark ruling that divided the country.
Jul 7, 2015
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