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Medical Ethics and Disclosure of HIV

In five pages the issue of HIV disclosure is examined from the perspective of medical ethics in a consideration of the perspective...

Pregnancy and the Effects of Smoking

In five pages this paper discusses the effects of smoking by pregnant women in a consideration of miscarriages, preemies, and othe...

Dr. Jack Kevorkian's Role in Physician Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia

on this journey is Michael Betzold, author of Appointment With Dr. Death, in which he rivets our attention to Dr. Kevorkian as he ...

Health Care Settings and Affirmative Action

In fifteen pages this research paper considers arguments both for and against affirmative action in terms of admissions into medic...

Dieting Dangers

In five pages diet fads are discussed in terms of their medical dangers with such issues addressed as social and psychological inf...

Preemie Birth Issues

In ten pages this research paper discusses the medical problems and health issues associated with babies who are born prematurely....

Nursing Issues and Euthanasia

In nine pages nursing is discussed in terms of various legal, personal, and medical euthanasia issues which includes its various t...

Faith, Suffering, Ethics, and Human Medicine

In five pages this paper examines issues pertaining to human medicine such as ethics, suffering, and faith and whether or not ther...

Marrone and His Vision of Dying Dying

Death and dying are a major concern in American society today. Robert Marrone addressed the various issues in Death, Mourning, and...

'Right to Die' Issue as it Pertains to Texas

In ten pages Texas laws are examined as they pertain to issues involving the 'right to die' with medical consent, living wills, an...

Law and Confidentiality

notify of births and deaths (Davies, 1998). It also makes sense that there will be some conditions that should be notified due to ...

Justice, Philosophy, and Ethics of Health Care Rationing

dilemma of a single woman who is part of what the politicians and social scientists refer to as a member of the "working poor" soc...

Male and Female Circumcision

Female circumcision, almost unknown in Western cultures, is mainly found...

Lexington, Kentucky's Veterans Administration Medical Center Issues Regarding Benefits and Payroll

already present. Richard J. Griffin, the VAs Inspector General, reported to Congress in May 2003 that the VA has been inves...

American Hospitals and Medical Mistake Causes

wrong leg amputated. Ben Kolb was eight years old when he died during "minor" surgery due to a drug mix-up. These horrific cases t...

Euthanasia and Medical Ethics

such morality, we render ourselves essentially useless. In other words, Lachs contends that it is one thing to expound about the ...

Research of Erin Brockovich

problems and the pollution of the towns water table by Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E). Brockovich instinctively felt that the case ...

Sponsorship of the Olympics and Social Issues

main advantage to sponsoring sports events is that the sponsorship can and should be used as a "catalyst for building corporate im...

Issues of Medical Malpractice

add more subheadings. Introduction The cost of medical malpractice insurance continues to be a nationwide issue of concern for h...

Technological and Internet Marvels

procedure rendered a single, poor quality image, however, the efforts of Drs. Raymond Damadian, Larry Minkoff and Michael Goldsmit...

Global Trade Issues

a replacement this would be a negative impact. The product is used as a guiding tool as well as diagnosis. Here there may be reco...

Case Studies on Medical Care's Informed Consent

implied (Retsas and Forrester, 1995). Take the action of the patient who rolls up their sleeve to receive a shot for example (Ret...

Informed Consent and Issues of Medical Ethics

physicians, theologians, and lawyers in founding journals, research centers, hospital and medical school committees, departments, ...

Community Health Care Nursing and Child Abuse Interventions

the problem and to eliminate it where possible. Nester (1998) quantifies the extent of the problem relating that an estimated 1,2...

Acute Care Facility and Polypharmacy Responsibility

is properly prescribed and that the patient is aware of any potential difficulties. First, what is polypharmacy and what are its p...

Legal and Medical Issues Associated with a Patient's 'Right to Die'

providers and also provide a well-balanced outline about the issues involved in a patients "right to die" (Hendin, Foley and White...

Right to Live and Medical Ethics

Study Andrew is a 68-year-old male who was admitted to a medical intensive care unit after experiencing a stroke. On life ...

Reproductive Biotechnologies, Ethical and Moral Systems

of assertion is challenged by medical interests, including corporate interests and the views of medical professionals, which shift...

Gene Therapy and Shaywitz and Ausiello's Back To The Future

the care of humanity. "As stewards of God, "made in Gods image and likeness... we are not simulating a divine role ... we are car...

UK and Medical Negligence

the case often cited to explain this. The judge in Bolam ruled that there can be two or more schools of thought in respect to prio...