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Epilepsy Management in Primary Care
Epilepsy affects about 50 million people worldwide and is responsible for up to 0.5% of the global burden of disease. There are more than 5 million people diagnosed with epilepsy every year and that number is expected to continue to rise.
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Indiana Patients Turning to EDs for Opioid Use Disorder Assistance
The rate of such encounters skyrocketed over five years; researchers search for answers.
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Rate of Medicare Beneficiaries Hospitalized for Sepsis Jumps
Investigators observed a 40% increase between 2012 and 2018.
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Residents’ Compassionate Behaviors Vary During Informed Consent
The authors of a recent study examined how compassionate 65 anesthesia residents were during a simulated preoperative evaluation of a patient in acute pain scheduled for urgent surgery. They found substantial variability in the compassionate care behaviors of anesthesiology residents during the informed consent procedure.
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Data Reveal Knowledge Gaps on Physician-Assisted Suicide
There are physicians who support the legalization of physician-assisted suicide (also known as physician-assisted death or aid-in-dying), but they may have different feelings about actually practicing it themselves. Sixty percent of U.S. physicians believe physician-assisted suicide should be legal, according to the results of a recent study. Yet of that group, only 13% indicated they would be willing to perform the practice if it were legal.
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Tips for Device Reps and Clinicians Searching for Ethics Advice
Collaborative relationships help develop new medical technologies, and ensure they are used safely and effectively. A recently updated ethics code clarifies socially responsible conduct related to these interactions.
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Ethics Recommendations Span Years for Some Patients
When someone requests an ethics consult, the patient’s social and clinical history is important to know. So is the history of ethicists’ involvement. It is not uncommon for a consult service to be called multiple times over several to assist with a care question that resurfaces.
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Ethics Guidance for Surgeons on Humanitarian Missions
Investigators developed curriculum to help surgeons review the core bioethical principles of medicine and surgery as these apply to the humanitarian and global health context.
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Payment for Physician Referrals: Difficult for Hospital Leaders to Maintain ‘Clean Hands’
For years, federal laws (and some state laws) have prohibited hospitals from paying physicians for referrals. Yet some hospitals continue unethical and illegal practices, possibly due to a perception of low risk.
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Researchers Identify Ethical Concerns With Pragmatic Trials
Research participants reported ethical concerns about how “minimal” risk is determined, when it is appropriate to alter traditional informed consent practices, and how to distinguish between quality improvement and research.