Articles Tagged With: ethics
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Survival rates unaffected by end-of-life discussions
Discussing and documenting patients' preferences for care at the end of life does not cause them any harm, contrary to recent claims. -
Re-evaluating opioids for chronic pain: Drugs can do more harm than good
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ED staff uncomfortable with parental presence
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Genetic screening draws fire from ethicists
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NIH unveils final guidelines for stem cell research: Is your facility ready?
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Promote storytelling to help patients open up
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Summary of NIH Guidelines on Use of Federal Funds in Stem Cell Research
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Researchers get access, but question added bureaucracy
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Japanese researchers report pain studies
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Ongoing discussion on end-of-life care is needed
An ongoing conversation about patients end-of-life wishes is needed because patient preferences arent necessarily consistent. According to ethicists, ideally providers should start the conversation with the patient when the patients condition is relatively stable and not in crisis.