A Heartfelt Appeal for a Graceful Exit
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Modern medicine can keep people alive into their 9th and 10th decades, but a growing number of these people are asking why.
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Seeking to void the nation&#39;s only right-to-die law, outgoing Attorney General John Ashcroft asked the Supreme Court yesterday to give federal agents
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âJudgment,â by Noel M. Tichy and Warren G. Bennis, is a valentine to that savior-leader, especially to the all-deciding C.E.O.
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Take a stand against the high costs of health care.
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Sam Kim presents a persuasive choreographic metaphor for the loss of self.
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In todayÂs world of rapid-fire medicine, ÂinvolvedÂ relatives may be a patientÂs most important advocates.
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A change in the law so that anyone who dies is presumed to have agreed to donate their organs for transplant, unless they obtain a specific opt-out, was urged Tuesday by Chief Medical Officer Liam Donaldson.
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BOSTON, Nov. 13 -- Archbishop Sean P. O'Malley made an emotional appeal Saturday to Catholics who oppose the downsizing of local parishes, saying the cuts are so painful that he sometimes asks God to "call me home and let someone else finish this job."
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Too often, those who make the greatest contributions to mankind pass away into obscurity, their legacy becoming one with the collective experience. One such man passed away this month. You may not know him or recognize his name, but you have cause to mourn his passing.  And what was his gift to the world? You need look no further than the grey image above these words.
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A local authority is asking the High Court if a chronically ill woman can be helped to travel abroad for an assisted suicide.
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Â· One patient a day dies waiting for a transplant Â· BMA backs idea, but other groups voice concerns
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Experts debate whether people at the end of life should be able to take experimental drug treatments.
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As a person living with HIV for 18 years, I was pleased to see an editorial taking the stand &quot;Global plague needs our commitment.
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A terminal leukemia patient must  have daily blood transfusions or die. A family begs doctors to  do everything possible to keep their elderly mother alive.  Parents cannot accept their newborn baby will not survive.
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Right-to-die issues receive a lot of attention, but less is known about those with A.L.S., or Lou Gehrig's disease, who want to live.
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Advances in medical science have made transplant surgery a desired treatment for some serious diseases. Unfortunately, while the number of patients needing a transplant increases, the availability of donated organs remains small.
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A doctor takes a risk and goes against a patient's wishes in order to save his life.