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A survey of 5,000 U.S. medical students reveals that just over one-third understand the Geneva Conventions as they apply to military medical ethics; underlying that finding is the additional revelation that very few receive any medical school instruction in military medical ethics.
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Two foundations that seek to establish a constitutional right to experimental therapy for the seriously ill will challenge a recent decision in a federal appeals court that favors the FDA's more cautious approach to access to experimental drugs.
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The Seattle pediatric endocrinologist who spearheaded the growth attenuation treatment on a disabled 9-year-old girl known as "Ashley" died in an apparent suicide in late September.
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HIV vaccine trials likely will continue for a decade or longer, raising questions about ethical considerations of enrolling participants across the globe.
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Cognitive decline after surgery requiring cardio-pulmonary bypass (CPB) may be due to cellular debris picked up by the cardiotomy suction device.
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Weight gain has long been used as a marker of fluid retention in heart failure patients. It is a cheap, simple test that can be performed daily in patients' homes.
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An interesting therapeutic concept that has been put into clinical practice in the past several years is the use of nitric oxide donors for pulmonary hypertension.
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