To the Editor: I read the article by Tessler1 et al. and the accompanying editorial2 with great interest, and applaud the investigation of such a controversial topic. Although the results presented in this study are novel with regards to increased litigation and severity of injury in anesthesiologists older than age 65, the concept of a decline in up-to-date knowledge in older physicians is not...

The standard notion of autonomy in medical ethics does not require that autonomous choices not be irrational. The paper gives three examples of seemingly irrational patient choices and discusses how a rational autonomy analysis differs from the standard view. It then considers whether a switch to the rational autonomy view would lead to overriding more patient decisions but concludes that this ...

Let $M$ be a right module over a ring $R$, $tau_M$ a preradical on $sigma[M]$, and$Ninsigma[M]$. In this note we show that if $N_1, N_2in sigma[M]$ are two$tau_M$-lifting modules such that $N_i$ is $N_j$-projective ($i,j=1,2$), then $N=N_1oplusN_2$ is $tau_M$-lifting. We investigate when homomorphic image of a $tau_M$-lifting moduleis $tau_M$-lifting.

let $m$ be a right module over a ring $r$, $tau_m$ a preradical on $sigma[m]$, and$ninsigma[m]$. in this note we show that if $n_1, n_2in sigma[m]$ are two$tau_m$-lifting modules such that $n_i$ is $n_j$-projective ($i,j=1,2$), then $n=n_1oplusn_2$ is $tau_m$-lifting. we investigate when homomorphic image of a $tau_m$-lifting moduleis $tau_m$-lifting.