Medical Ethics Advisor – March 1, 2017
March 1, 2017
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Physician-assisted Dying: It’s ‘Perhaps the Central Question in Medical Ethics Today’
With physician-assisted dying currently legal in six states, hospitals are facing ethical questions on responding to requests and addressing conscientious objectors.
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New Data on Physician-assisted Suicide in U.S.
New data on attitudes and practices of euthanasia or physician-assisted suicide from 1947 to 2016 found that physician-assisted suicide is increasingly being legalized.
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Medical Assistance In Dying Now Legal In Canada: Ethicists Are Providing Education
Physician-assisted dying is legal in Canada, due to legislation passed in June 2016. Ethicists are among those providing multidisciplinary education in the hospital setting.
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‘Very Serious Ethical Problem:’ Adverse Events Often Unpublished
Much information on adverse events in clinical trials remains unpublished — and the number of adverse events is higher in unpublished than published versions of the same study, according to a recent review.
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Data Reveal Reasons for Under-enrollment of Minorities In Clinical Trials
Barriers to enrolling a diverse population of patients in clinical trials are complex and multilevel, concluded a recent study.
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Growing Focus on Physician Well-being: More Than Half Report Burnout
More than half of U.S. physicians are now experiencing professional burnout, found a recent study.
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Study: Palliative Care Meetings Did Not Reduce Anxiety, Depression
Palliative care-led informational and emotional support meetings with families of ICU patients did not reduce anxiety or depression symptoms, and may have increased post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms, found a recent study.