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‘End Game’ brings palliative care discussions to small screen

March 1, 2019 Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy,  Death,  Dr. Andrew Childress,  Ethicists,  Hospice,  Palliative Care

Although it failed to take home a statue at the Academy Awards, the documentary short film “End Game” is worth watching for its portrayal of

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Death vs. dying: Exploring the ‘Timing Problem’

February 16, 2018 Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy,  Death,  ethics,  Peter Zuk,  Philosophy

Is death bad for the individual who dies? We’re inclined, I think, to answer that it is. Answering in the affirmative, however, raises another question:

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Conscientious objection: Can a hospital refuse to provide treatment?

September 29, 2017 Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy,  Claire Horner,  clinical ethics,  Conscientious Objection,  Death,  Medical Aid in Dying,  medical ethics,  palliative medicine

Canada recently legalized medical assistance in dying (MAiD), which allows patients to receive a lethal drug that they can self-administer, or be administered a lethal

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Blood vessels (magenta) intertwined with metastatic medulloblastoma tumor cells (green) nestled within the protective layers that surround the mouse spinal cord. From the Labs: a closer look at metastatic medulloblastoma

Healthy Habits: A DOC-umentary Series

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