Ten Common Questions (and Their Answers) on Medical Futility

Ten common questions (and their answers) on medical futility.

The term medical futility is frequently used when discussing complex clinical scenarios and throughout the medical, legal, and ethics literature. However, we propose that health care professionals and others often use this term inaccurately and imprecisely, without fully appreciating the powerful, often visceral, response that the term can evoke. This article introduces and answers 10 common qu...

Ten common questions (and their answers) about off-label drug use.

The term off-label drug use (OLDU) is used extensively in the medical literature, continuing medical education exercises, and the media. Yet, we propose that many health care professionals have an underappreciation of its definition, prevalence, and implications. This article introduces and answers 10 questions regarding OLDU in an effort to clarify the practice's meaning, breadth of applicatio...

Questions and Answers about Ten Formal Methods

B description speci cally helps to identify the nature of the service o ered to customers from the customer viewpoint. Z animation has made it possible to answer the following questions about the domain: The same service cannot be provided twice. If there is an authority for providing a service then it will be provided. QNAP2 and SWAP suggest di erent ways of con guring systems e.g. types of sc...

Questions and answers about ten formal

Biotechnology: Answers to Common Questions

We are entering the “Century of Biology.” Recent developments in the biological sciences are giving us a better understanding of the natural world. At the same type we are developing new tools that are collectively referred to as “biotechnology.” These help us address problems related to human health, food production, and the environment. Any new technology – particularly one as far-reaching as...