A new research, published on December 16th, 2008, in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine, shows that most families of critically-ill patients would rather find out their loved ones' real medical conditions, than be deceived by doctors with more optimistic prognosis and life expectancy. The study, conducted b... |
16 December 2008
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Therapists and doctors working with underage children, especially in their teens, have an ethical and moral dilemma in front of them – do they tell the parents or respect the will of the patient, who told them to keep quiet? Answering this question is no walk in the park, specialists say, as sometimes it’... |
9 December 2008
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Although we all know that an online consultation may not be such a great idea in case of a serious illness, most patients would do it if their doctors agreed. Unfortunately, the majority of doctors avoid providing email advice because of hackers, The Detroit News today informs. Although all the other industries had a... |
25 April 2008
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Richard Thomas, an Information Commissioner, tries to convince the House of Lords that doctors who lose their laptops and obviously, patients' information should pay a consistent fine, The Times reported today. Mr. Thomas even added that some of the doctors should be forced to pay no less than £5,000 if they los... |
16 November 2007
04:57 GMT |
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A new type of robot is assisting doctors in the interaction with the patients. It's not exactly performing brain surgery, but it can take the place of the doctor via a satellite uplink and organize a doctor-patient videoconference even if the two are tens or hundreds of miles apart.This is not the first time ro... |
16 July 2007
12:58 GMT |
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