Dutch doctors adopt guidelines on mercy killing of newborns

euthanasia or mercy killing

suicide has been regarded as a great sin in different religions. since 1791, two years after the french revolution, the criminality of suicide was removed in france as people are regarded free which could decide about themselves. euthanasia or mercy killing is the intentional killing by act or omission of a dependent human being for his or her alleged benefit. if death is not intended, it is no...

A Catholic view of mercy killing.

Myalgic Encephalomyelitis: Guidelines for Doctors

For those of us who are involved in the care of patients with this condition, the recorded work of Biorn Signurdsson (1913-1953) in connection with the Akureyn outbreak in Iceland which affected over 1000 patients, both children and adults was repeated by Melvin Ramsay when he was involved in the outbreak in his hospital which became known as the "Royal Free Disease" but defined by him as Myalg...

The killing of doctors in Iraq must stop.

O n 29 March 2011 Professor Mohammed Alwan, dean of AlMustansiriya Medical School in Baghdad and my uncle, was assassinated. A bomb was planted in his car and exploded as he got in after leaving his medical practice. He was a distinguished academic and surgeon who was respected by his students, and he was a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England. Within a week, another clinical acad...

In Support of EHP’s Proposal to Adopt the ARRIVE Guidelines

We strongly support EHP's proposal encouraging authors who perform animal studies to adhere to the ARRIVE guidelines and Schroeder 2013), a 20‑item checklist for the reporting of key elements necessary to describe a study compre hensively and transparently (Kilkenny et al. 2010). In the clinical sphere, systematic review methods have been at the forefront of evidence‑based research for the past...