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Friday, April 22, 2011

More senior citizens are dying at home - Miami-Dade - MiamiHerald.com

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By John Dorschner jdorschner@MiamiHerald.com After years of experts and patient...

Monday, April 18, 2011

Patients with do-not-resuscitate orders fare worse | Reuters

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A new study could help people with a do-not-resuscitate order make better decisions about what surgeries they are willing to undergo. A...

Thursday, March 24, 2011

This American Death: The Movie

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How has the pursuit of a good or natural death been altered by advances in medical technology which now can almost always extend life, if o...

Sunday, February 20, 2011

The care was futile, and the patient's wishes, KevinMD.com

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by Jim deMaine, MD “We have a patient on a ventilator here who is stable enough to transfer to your ICU, if that’s OK with you.” This call...

Saturday, January 1, 2011

Discussing cancer treatment with the terminal patient, KevinMD.com

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“Are you giving up on me?” My patient looks at me severely. “There must be other treatment options! Aren’t there some experimental drug...

Sunday, December 19, 2010

Death in a hospital is not always comfortable, KevinMD.com

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In America, too many people die in the hospital. I don’t mean that they die due to medical error or incompetence, though that’s always a ho...

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