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There is no more universal truth in life than death. No matter who we are, it is certain that one day we will die, but the mechanics and understanding of that experience will be vastly different in today's modern times. Dr Haider Warraich is a young and 213...

This book contains a collection of original essays on cutting-edge topics in the study of medical ethics. Leading philosophers discuss in detail issues as diverse as embryo pre-selection, the role of autonomy in organ transplant markets, clause...

What does it mean to die with dignity in a diverse society with rapidly advancing technology, an ageing population and limited resources? In this fascinating post, researchers from across the country illustrate the remarkable changes that have taken place in recent years are...

In Death, Dying and Organ Transplantation: Reconstructing Medical Ethics at the End of Life, Miller and Truog challenge the fundamental tenets of established medical ethics. They argue that the routine practice of retaining life-sustaining technology in hospitals ...

Journals, centres and associations devoted to medical issues proliferate. Hardly a day goes by without a media analysis of one ethical dilemma or another arising from our newfound ability to alter the natural conditions of life. This book discusses.

In medical school, no one teaches how to let a patient die. Jessica Zitter became a doctor because she wanted to be a hero. She decided to specialise in critical care - to become an ICU doctor - and imagined herself stepping in to save patients from...

Meet Adam. He is twenty-seven years old, eloquent and attractive. He also wants to die. Should he be helped? In The Inevitable , award-winning journalist Katie Engelhart explores one of our most enduring taboos: assisted dying. From Avril,...

This book answers two fundamental questions: what are the things that allow patients' relationships with medical staff to become therapeutic? What can it teach us about healthcare ethics? The authors provide detailed descriptions and analyses of 55 interviews with 58...

Written with sensitivity, grace and impartial authority, this book provides a clearly reasoned assessment of the arguments both for and against the legalisation of assisted suicide and euthanasia. Drawing on the experiences of the UK, the Netherlands, Belgium and the US, it...

This book presents a bold new vision for humanising healthcare. The healthcare and life sciences industries have dimaterally changed over the past few decades - and not always for the better. In addition to rising costs and difficulties of access, the current...

Medicine has triumphed in modern times, changing the dangers of childbirth, injury and disease from unmanageable to manageable. But when it comes to the inescapable realities of ageing and death, what medicine can do is often...

Throughout his career, Dr Mark Siegler has written on topics ranging from teaching clinical medical ethics to end-of-life decision-making and the ethics of technological advances. With more than 200 journal publications and 60 book chapters published in this...

In this unique study, Jean-Pierre Clero analyses medical ethics from a philosophical point of view. Drawing on the reflections of great philosophers, he develops a theory of medical ethics, focusing on the values of intimacy.

Inspiring, perfectly observed memoirs find hope and beauty in the face of insurmountable adversity as an idealistic young neurosurgeon tries to answer the question: what makes life worth living? At the age of thirty-six, on the verge of completing ...

The most comprehensive and up-to-date collection of its kind, Case Studies in Biomedical Ethics: Decision-Making, Principles and Cases, Second Edition, explores fundamental ethical issues arising from real-life situations faced by healthcare professionals,...