Critical Care Without Consent
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The federal government is undertaking the most ambitious set of studies ever mounted under a controversial arrangement that allows researchers to conduct some kinds of medical experiments without first getting patients' permission.
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Dentists develop an alternative sedation procedure to potentially risky general anaesthetic.
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A leading judge says the law has a crucial role in deciding when it is appropriate to withhold treatment from critically ill patients
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Take a stand against the high costs of health care.
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Leading doctors ask for an independent inquiry into the quality of care of severely injured patients.
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Dentists who fail to be upfront with patients about their treatment options could face disciplinary action.
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Vulnerabilities in healthcare software often go unreported.
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High Court upholds Connolly conviction It is illegal to send indecent or grossly offensive material to cause distress or anxiety to the recipient, even when it is done for political or educational reasons, the High Court has said.â¦
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Fears that money has an undue influence on the practice of medicine are not new. In the 12th century, the Jewish philosopher Maimonides wrote an oath for physicians that included this admonition: ''Do not allow thirst for profit, ambition for renown and admiration to interfere with my profession.&quot;
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Troublingly little is known about the possibility of getting a viral infection like hepatitis B, hepatitis C or H.I.V. from a health care worker.
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Sometimes it's tough for patients to tell the whole story.
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OTTAWA (CP) - Minister Ujjal Dosanjh can't say yet whether a private clinic for medical emergencies would violate the Canada Health Act - but critics say the violation is blatant.
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A South Carolina case has focused attention not just on the danger of an unorthodox therapy but also on the conduct of the state medical board.
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There's an open secret in medicine: Patients lie.
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Tycho:  He came into work yesterday with a prescription for something that will alter his brain chemistry, which I thought was a big step for the man who refuses to take aspirin.  We've long canonized our respective lunacies, believing it is like some artistic sacrament that makes our bizarre endeavor possible.  We have relied upon them.  Or, at any rate, we did.
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At a scary time for patients, too few doctors ask about feelings, a new study finds.
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Coercion doesnât work. Empathy is a more powerful tool than you might think. A veteran Air Force interrogator who grilled prisoners in Iraq talks about how to gather information during wartime.