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I believe that underlying [the health care reform] debate is our national schizophrenia over whether health care is a social good or an economic good. We often say the former, but the reality is the latter. We say health care is a 'right' not a 'privilege,' and we deplore that not everyone has access to health insurance.
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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 1997 that patients have a right to palliative care to alleviate pain and suffering. But what if the patient is afflicted with Alzheimer's disease or another form of dementia and is unable to communicate whether he or she is experiencing pain?
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The Massachusetts Legislature's Joint Transportation Committee has drafted and recommended a bill that would allow physicians and law enforcement officers "to make a report to the registrar if there is cause to believe that an operator is unable to safely operate a motor vehicle," according to a summary of the legislative bill.
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When Katrina Karkazis, PhD, MPH, began her research in 1997 for her dissertation on intersex patients â or patients born with features of both the female and male sex â she said when she told people what she was working on, the standard answer was "Huh? What's that?"
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The Joint Commission (TJC) says it is teaming up with top hospitals and health systems across the United States to use new methods to find the causes of and put a stop to dangerous and potentially deadly breakdowns in patient care.
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"We contend that the proposition that brain death constitutes death of the human being is incoherent and, therefore, not credible."
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued its guidance on the use of antiviral drugs for pandemic influenza in December 2008, suggesting that health care workers and emergency services personnel who could have direct contact with individuals who are ill during a pandemic should be protected.
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IRBs have an important role to play in improving community involvement in cancer clinical trials everything from increasing their own community membership to working with community advisory boards and pushing for more community-friendly informed consent.
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Recently released data reflecting 2007 usage of hospice indicates that 38.8% of all deaths in the United States were under the care of hospice, up from 35% the previous year.
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The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) and the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) have created the advanced certified hospice and palliative social worker credential (ACHP-SW).
