News tagged with medical ethicist

Wilful neglect of any patient should be criminal offense for doctors and nurses

The wilful neglect of any patient should become a criminal offence for doctors and nurses in England, as it is in France, suggest ethicists in a leading article published online in the Journal of Medical Ethics.

Medicine & Health / Other

created Feb 01, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Some parents weigh 'hastening death' for children in extreme pain with terminal cancer

A survey of parents who had a child die of cancer found that one in eight considered hastening their child's death, a deliberation influenced by the amount of pain the child experienced during the last month of life, report ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 01, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Limited resources, unlimited needs: Americans should ration health care, says MSU ethicist

As health care costs soar past $2.5 trillion and more than 47 million people remain uninsured, Americans must be willing to give up certain medical options to ensure health care reform is successful, argues a Michigan State ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0