Medical Ethics Advisor
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Legality of cloning sparks debate
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Paving the road to corporate compliance
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States create bureaucratic backlash
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Feds announce additional organ proposal
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Ethicists abhor denying care of poor to make up for poor reimbursements
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Depression linked to survival in acutely ill
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Education an important part of death
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Groups studies reasons for donation refusal
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High spiritual support linked to more aggressive end-of-life care
Patients with high spiritual support were more likely to receive aggressive end-of-life medical treatment, according to a recent study. -
Ethical "pushback" may be needed with cost-containment efforts
Cost as an ethical concern in health care was addressed in the 2013 Hastings Center Guidelines for Decisions on Life-Sustaining Treatment and Care Near the End of Life.