If I am on my death bed, is Euthanasia an option for me? Is it a moral choice, a question of my faith or a question of my government? If I am terminally ill, my senses lost in an unconscious state, who decides my fate? Does the medical, moral and legal right to physician assisted ...
Never has it been more imperative to learn of the existence of the unofficial but nevertheless still relatively surprisingly celebrated day of observance known as Mudd Day than in 2012. If you are reading this after 2012, then you can be sure of two things. One, the Mayans were grossly mistaken, that’s what. And, two: ...
End-of-life medical treatment is not an easy topic to discuss. Whether it is for yourself or a loved one, the subject can be emotionally charged. Many people choose to write a living will as an advance directive which provides their wishes in the event they are in a medically terminal situation and cannot express their ...
I was recently reading some articles and I stumbled across one that a woman had written about her recent illness. She mentioned that she was having stomach pains that were not subsiding. She called her local medical clinic to set up an appointment. Now according to the woman, she had never been to this clinic, ...
Doctors love to receive gifts as much as anyone else, in fact maybe more so in some ways. After spending years in college, and going deeply in debt, they often didn’t or don’t have the time or resources to purchase much in the way of ‘things’. So, if you need to buy a gift for ...
You’ve no doubt heard of the Hippocratic Oath, right? Have any idea it what is actually is or why it exists? Hippocrates was an ancient Greek commonly credited with being the father of medicine. He was born around 400 B.C. on the island of Cos. His family had a long history of practicing medicine, but ...
History and definition of Iatrogenic Disease The Hippocratic Oath, the promise which is made by every physician contains a prominent phrase, “Primum non nocere”, which in simple English tells us of the primary duty of an attending doctor: “First do no harm.” The illness or effects caused by a doctor, during the process of treatment ...
The Hippocratic Oath is among the most infamous medical texts to have come out of Greece. Surprisingly though, a lot of people do not know very much about it. This document was originally, and to this day, believed to be written by Hippocrates. Some form of this Oath is used by the majority of major ...
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