Pioneering paternity leave in medicine

Paternity leave in medical residency.

The father of nuclear medicine: establishing paternity.

I Want to but I Won't: Pluralistic Ignorance Inhibits Intentions to Take Paternity Leave in Japan

The number of male employees who take paternity leave in Japan has been low in past decades. However, the majority of male employees actually wish to take paternity leave if they were to have a child. Previous studies have demonstrated that the organizational climate in workplaces is the major determinant of male employees' use of family-friendly policies, because males are often stigmatized an...

LAW, ETHICS AND MEDICINE Paternity fraud and compensation for misattributed paternity

Claims for reimbursement of child support, the reversal of property settlements and compensation can arise when misattributed paternity is discovered. The ethical justifications for such claims seem to be related to the financial cost of bringing up children, the absence of choice about taking on these expenses, the hard work involved in child rearing, the emotional attachments that are formed ...

The heart of medicine: growing up with pioneering treatment.

At a few days old, I was transferred to hospital, where, already in congestive heart failure, I was attached to an external cardiac pacemaker. When this restored life—in a world first for an 11 day old baby—I was diagnosed as having complete heart block and fitted with an implantable pacemaker. Now an adult and mother of one, I am tremendously grateful to the NHS, advances in medicine, and thos...