PHP69 MOBILE MEDICAL RECORD—A LIFE SAVING TOOL

CRISPR/Cas9: A Potential Life-Saving Tool. What’s next?

MEDFUTURE-Research Center for Advanced Medicine, “Iuliu-Hatieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Marinescu 23 Street, 400337 ClujNapoca, Romania; Research Center for Functional Genomics, Biomedicine and Translational Medicine, “Iuliu Hatieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Marinescu 23 Street, 400337 ClujNapoca, Romania; Department of Functional Genomics and Experimental Patholog...

MobDoc: Mobile-based Medical Diagnostic Tool

A cost-effective and mobile-based medical diagnostic tool was prototyped in this invention. The tool is an expert system that captures patient’s condition through a rich multimedia-based interface. On the basis of the captured information, the tool suggests a diagnosis and treatment for the patient. The tool is primarily meant to be used by trained healthcare workers in nonemergency situations ...

Electronic Medical Records: Saving Trees, Saving Lives

CONSIDER THIS IRONY OF MODERN LIFE: IN A MEDICAL CRISIS, EMERGENCY physicians would have an easier time accessing a patient’s bank account using his or her automatic teller machine card than they would finding critical medical history using his or her medical insurance card. Medical records, including crucial electrocardiograms, drug allergies, or medical conditions, are typically stored on pap...

Medical ethics and the Romanian law. Surrogate decisions regarding life-saving medical interventions

Romanian doctors who encounter controversial surrogate decisions such as refusal of life-saving interventions react differently from an ethical perspective. Some do not take into account the surrogates' rejection of treatment, while others respect and abide by the surrogates' decision and withhold the refused procedures, forgoing their ethical responsibilities. In this article we will defend th...

Life-saving and life-taking: a comment.