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Reported Dutch euthanasia cases rise
(AP)—The number of doctor-assisted suicide cases reported in the Netherlands grew by 559 between the years of 2010 and 2011, a commission says.
Sep 26, 2012
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Health
Nurses examine caregiver grief
Family members who care for terminally ill patients at home can be helped by nurses throughout the course of the illness and particularly after the patient's death, according to Penn State nursing researchers.
Sep 16, 2012
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Neuroscience
Inside the brains of jurors: Neuroscientists reveal brain activity associated with mitigating criminal sentences
(Medical Xpress) -- When jurors sentencing convicted criminals are instructed to weigh not only facts but also tricky emotional factors, they rely on parts of the brain associated with sympathy and making moral judgments, ...
Mar 28, 2012
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Oncology & Cancer
Professor documents cancer battle in online videos
(AP) -- At first, David Oliver ignored the bump on his neck that he noticed while shaving. The medical school professor assumed it was calcified scar tissue from a previous surgery.
Feb 2, 2012
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Health
Doctors should tell patients the realities of aging
Dr. Alexander K. Smith hopes to provoke a national discussion about being frank with the very elderly about their individual medical prognosis.
Dec 16, 2011
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Georgia hospitals lag in palliative care for the seriously ill, study finds
Hospitals across the nation are increasingly implementing palliative care programs to help patients manage the physical and emotional burdens of serious illnesses, but a new University of Georgia study finds that 82 percent ...
Jul 11, 2011
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Health
Easing distress in caregivers of dying patients
Interventions can buffer caregivers of terminally ill patients from the significant stresses they face in providing care to a loved one, a new evidence review finds.
Jun 15, 2011
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Oncology & Cancer
Attitudes toward end-of-life care: A survey of cancer patients and others in Korea
Attitudes toward end-of-life care for cancer patients vary, but most patients, family members, oncologists and members of the public are receptive to withdrawing futile life-sustaining treatments in people who are dying, ...
May 30, 2011
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Rise of for-profit hospice industry raises troubling questions, new study says
A new survey of hospice care in the United States says that the rapidly growing role of for-profit companies in providing end-of-life care for terminally ill patients raises serious concerns about whose interests are being ...
May 18, 2011
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Other
Families need to know more about feeding tubes for elderly dementia patients
Despite evidence that feeding tubes do not improve survival rates or quality of life for elderly patients with advanced dementia, their frequency of use varies widely across the states. A new survey of family members finds ...
May 5, 2011
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