Dying at Whose Expense?

Environmental crimes: profiting at earth's expense.

Karakitsos and coworkers, in this journal, reported further compelling evidence on the value of ultrasound in guiding internal jugular vein catheterization. In a large, prospective, randomized study of 900 patients, comparisons were made between patients in whom the procedure was performed using landmark-based techniques and those assigned to ultrasound guidance. The key benefits from use of ul...

Are we living at the expense of the developing countries ?

Does Athletic Success Come at the Expense of Academic Success?

Claims are often made about the impact of high school athletics on academic achievement without reference to empirical research on the issue. In this paper we empirically examine the relationship between the extent to which high schools have winning sports teams, offer a variety of sports options, and facilitate student participation in athletics on schools’ overall student achievement and atta...

Chaperone-directed ubiquitylation maintains proteostasis at the expense of longevity

The integrity of the cellular proteome is supported by quality control networks, which govern protein synthesis, folding, and degradation. It is generally accepted that an age-related decline in protein homeostasis (proteostasis) contributes to protein aggregation diseases. However, the mechanistic principles underlying proteostasis imbalance and the impact on life expectancy are not well under...

Identifying patients at high risk of dying

tients are living longer with chronic illness. Technology-laden end-of-life care is associated with poorer quality of life, lower satisfaction with care and increased anxiety and depression for family members. Ad vance care planning can increase the quality of life of dying patients, improve the experience of family members and decrease health care costs. Advance care planning is a process by w...