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Feds Greenlight Exploration of Marijuana for PTSD Treatment
The DEA and FDA back clinical trial intended to develop marijuana into a legal prescription drug.
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Suicide Rates Up Across United States
The troubling trend is especially prevalent among young girls and older men.
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Hospital CMS CoPs Made Easy
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Study Links OTC Meds to Dementia
Researchers say ingesting some popular cold, flu, and allergy medications could increase one’s risk for dementia.
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IRBs Eye Single IRB Mandate With Uncertainty, Grudging Acceptance at AAHRPP conference
One thing is for certain: Like it or not, the new single IRB mandate from Health and Human Services is here to stay. More from the 2016 AAHRPP conference.
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Autonomy, consent are key ethical concerns with egg freezing
Growing numbers of women are choosing to freeze their eggs in order to delay childbearing until later in life. Some ethicists, however, worry that the existence of oocyte cryopreservation technology places responsibility for juggling career, education, and family-making on women alone.
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Dying in America recommendations not reality in most hospital settings, experts say
The Institute of Medicine’s landmark September 2014 report, Dying in America: Improving Quality and Honoring Individual Preferences Near the End of Life, identified serious deficiencies in end-of-life care in the U.S. Institutions reacted to the report’s recommendations in various ways.
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Chaplain visits in ICU uncommon, study finds
[Editor’s Note: This is the second of a two-part series on the role of chaplains in the hospital setting. In this story, we report on how chaplains and ethicists can work together to ensure ethical care. Last month, we explored how chaplains can help to resolve conflicts over whether to withdraw life-sustaining interventions.]
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Study: Families perceive less aggressive end-of-life care as better quality
Among family members of older patients who died of advanced-stage cancer, earlier hospice enrollment, avoidance of ICU admissions within 30 days of death, and death occurring outside the hospital were associated with perceptions of better end-of-life care, according to a recent study.1
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When Is Hospital Discharge Unsafe?
It’s a difficult yet common scenario: A patient needs home care but there's no reliable caregiver available. Time for an ethics check.