This pilot study explores the reasons patients have for refusing chemotherapy, and the ways oncologists respond to them. Our hypothesis, generated from interviews with patients and oncologists, is ...

In April 2002 a new law regarding euthanasia came into effect in the Netherlands. This law holds that euthanasia remains a criminal offence unless it is (1) performed by a physician who (2) acts ...

Department of Critical Care, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Sheffield, UK Correspondence to Dr D C Bryden, Department of Critical Care, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Herries Road, ...

Live tissue training’, using an anaesthetised live animal substituted for a human patient for the practice of surgical skills, is a controversial topic. Although simulator technologies have developed ...

1 Idaho Neurological Institute at Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center, Boise, Idaho, and Boise State University, Boise, Idaho, USA 2 Idaho Neurological Institute at Saint Alphonsus Regional ...

Although informed consent models for prescribing hormone replacement therapy are becoming increasingly prevalent, many physicians continue to require an assessment and referral letter from a mental ...

2 Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel Correspondence to Dr Pesach Lichtenberg, Department of Psychiatry, Herzog Hospital, POB 3900, ...

Emerging infectious diseases (EIDs) remain a significant and dynamic threat to the health of individuals and the well-being of communities across the globe. Over the last decade, in response to these ...