This article will summarize and compare two articles, Active and Passive Euthanasia, by James Rachels and Active and Passive Euthanasia: A Reply by Thomas Sullivan. Euthanasia is defined as killing a human being with the intention of ending their suffering. There are two types of euthanasia, active and passive. Passive euthanasia is when an individual ...
A new medical study says that lethal injection, the accepted practice of putting prisoners to death in the United States, can possibly result in a very slow death. It can be extremely painful, and some inmates may actually be conscious, unable to move, as they suffocate. Public Library of Science (PLoS), an online medical journal, ...
The human medicine is the branch of biological sciences that studies the human body and its functioning, with the purpose of conserving and restoring the health. The medicine studies the etiology, clinical pathology, diagnosis, treatment and prophylaxis of diseases which affect the body. From the primary medicine practiced in early stages of the history of ...
A veterinary school is accredited through a review process by the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) Council on Education (COE) and the Veterinary Technician Education and Activities (CVTEA). These institutions offer accreditation to a veterinary school by ensuring the school meets all the standards required for becoming an accredited veterinary school. Accreditation Accreditation is very ...
Plasma donation is a growing phenomenon in the college community. Donors typically earn about $50 in exchange for the time it takes to separate the plasma from the blood. There are all sorts of ethical debates about accepting money for what is essentially part of your body, but that’s neither here nor there. You can ...
The debate surrounding informed consent, whether or not it is relevant, revolves around difficulties of implementation. Is it possible for patients to truly make an informed decision regarding medical decisions? In addition, what role should the medical professional play in the decision-making process? Robert M. Arnold, MD and Professor Charles W. Lidz argue that informed ...
First, Do No Harm, was written by Lisa Belkin, a reporter researching and writing for more than ten years for the New York Times covering many different avenues of news such as television and business to health care and hospitals. Taking a more personal, though still professionally objective interest in health care and hospital ethics, ...
