Erring too far on the side of life: deja vu all over again in the Schiavo saga.

Deja vu all over again: the false dichotomy between sanctity of life and quality of life.

The case of Theresa Marie Schiavo aroused the longstanding claim that any judgment that death is preferable to life violates the important concept of sanctity of life.1 Right-to-life advocates largely chose to ignore the judicial finding that Terri Schiavo had, by oral expressions, dictated her own medical course. Instead, they portrayed her husband’s determination to let her die as reflecting ...

The renaissance of organic radical chemistry – deja vu all over again

Long-thriving movements often have a habit of continually reinventing themselves in a process called renaissance. The word itself is an English reinvention (some would say theft) of the French word for “rebirth”. Renaissances often occur in waves with each new wave typically building on the prior one. The European Renaissance is a perfect example, occurring in waves over about three centuries. ...

Social Accountability in Maternal Health Services in the Far-Western Development Region in Nepal: An Exploratory Study

Background Social accountability or citizen-led accountability has been promoted in many low- and middle-income countries to improve the quality, access to and use of maternal health services. Experiences with social accountability in maternal health services in Nepal have not yet been documented. This study identifies existing social accountability structures and activities in maternal h...

Déjà vu all over again: Koch's postulates and virology in the 21st century.

Déjà Vu...all over again? The importance of instrument drying.