Physician-assisted suicide: A legitimate medical practice?

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Physician-assisted suicide masks a far more important problem, the need to reliably and safely achieve effective relief of pain and suffering near the end of life. Multiple forces have stood in the way of effective palliative care such as physician training, a rescue imperative, and the burgeoning development and promotion of life-saving technologies, however, deep caring and relief of suffering by physicians at the bedside of dying patients may be a far greater affirmation of life.

Methods, Assisted suicide, Palliative treatment, Palliative care

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The Supreme Court's influence on medicine and health: The Rehnquist Court, 1986-2005

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The death of Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist and the retirement of Associate Justice Sandra Day O'Connor ended one of the most momentous periods in the history of the US Supreme Court. A review of the Rehnquist Court's influence on medicine and health from 1986 to 2005 is presented, with a focus on its wider societal impact in areas of reproductive rights, medical privacy, discrimination, and federalism.

Evaluation, Medicine, History, History of medicine, United States. Supreme Court, Rehnquist, William H.

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Meeting the survival needs of the world's least healthy people

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The article suggests the implementation of an international mechanism to provide basic needs of survival to all globally, and not only the rich countries for their citizens and to provide global health care.

Government expenditures, International agencies, Foreign medical assistance, International organizations, World health, Government finance

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