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Legalising assisted dying does not affect palliative care, says US expert [PDF]
, 2006 Balaji Ravichandran
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In Vitro Modeling of Natural Killer Cell Cytotoxicity to Inform Personalized ALS Therapeutics
Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective Natural killer (NK) cells might contribute to motor neuron death in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) through direct cytotoxicity, a process that could be inhibited with the FDA‐approved JAK/STAT pathway inhibitor, tofacitinib. This study aimed to verify that tofacitinib can suppress NK cell cytotoxicity, investigate if immune cell
Benjamin J. Murdock +8 more
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Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective To compare the effectiveness of high‐efficacy treatments (HET) and low‐efficacy treatments (LET) in NMOSD patients with anti‐aquaporin‐4 antibodies (AQP4‐ab). Methods In this multi‐center study, we analyzed 183 AQP4‐ab seropositive NMOSD patients who received immunosuppressive treatments (IST).
Xiang Li +10 more
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Voluntary Assisted Dying: The Impasse and a Way Forward
Canadian Journal of BioethicsThe project to provide voluntary assisted dying (VAD) has grown significantly and at an accelerating rate over the past two decades in over 30 countries on four continents. Yet, concomitant with this rise is an increasing opposition to it based on legal,
Juergen Dankwort
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Legal physician-assisted dying in Oregon and the Netherlands: evidence concerning the impact on patients in “vulnerable” groups [PDF]
, 2007 Margaret P. Battin +4 more
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Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) significantly impacts motor function. This study aimed to assess the persistent burden and unmet needs among currently treated patients with SMA and their caregivers. Methods Two complementary web‐based surveys were distributed in August 2024 among patients with SMA and their caregivers.
Julie A. Parsons +8 more
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Our debt to those who are dying: the UK medical establishment should reconsider its stance on assisted suicide [PDF]
, 2009 David Jewell
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Physician-Assisted Suicide: A Common Law Roadmap for State Courts [PDF]
, 1997 Part I examines the development of the law legalizing passively hastening death and how this development relied significantly on distinguishing passively hastening death from actively hastening death.
Meisel, Alan
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Association of the ICH Score With Withdrawal of Life‐Sustaining Treatment Over a 10‐Year Period
Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective The intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) score was developed to enhance provider communication and facilitate early severity assessment. We examined the association of the ICH score with mortality and withdrawal of life‐sustaining treatment (WLST) in a large, multicenter stroke registry, and evaluated temporal trends in these associations.
Nina Massad +15 more
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