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Psychological Distress, Mental Disorder, and Assessment of Decisionmaking Capacity Under U.S. Medical Aid in Dying Statutes [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
This Article examines concepts of treatment decisionmaking capacity relevant to medical aid in dying as it is currently authorized in the United States.
Weithorn, Lois A.
core   +3 more sources

Terminal anorexia nervosa is a dangerous term: it cannot, and should not, be defined

open access: yesJournal of Eating Disorders, 2022
A recent article (JED 10:23, 2022) proposed defining terminal anorexia to improve access to palliative and hospice care, and to medical aid in dying for a minority of patients with severe and enduring anorexia nervosa (SE-AN). The authors presented three
Angela S. Guarda   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Identifying Patterns of Hospitalizations Among Childhood Cancer Survivors: A Population‐Based Study

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Childhood cancer survivors (CCSs) experience more hospitalizations than the general population. We aimed to identify distinct hospitalization patterns among Queensland CCSs and the associated characteristics. Methods Cases (aged ≤14 years) diagnosed between 1995 and 2019 while residents of Queensland were identified through the ...
Hai Pham   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Carter, Medical Aid In Dying, and Mature Minors [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
The Supreme Court of Canada’s decision in Carter v Canada (AG) decriminalized medical aid in dying in certain defined circumstances. One of those circumstances is that the person seeking assistance be an “adult.” This article argues that the regulatory ...
MacIntosh, Constance
core   +4 more sources

Impact of Initial Treatment Setting on Survival in Relapsed Pediatric and AYA Bone Sarcomas: A Secondary Analysis of a Prospective Clinical Trial

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Outcomes in relapsed or refractory pediatric and AYA bone sarcomas remain poor, and the impact of early referral to specialized sarcoma centers on survival is unclear. Early centralization of care may improve local and systemic treatment quality, but evidence in this population is limited.
Justyna Antoniuk‐Majchrzak   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Physicians' Aid in Dying

open access: yes, 1991
...If Initiative 119 passes, Washington will be the only state in the nation in which euthanasia and assisted suicide can be practiced legally. Physicians in Washington should therefore be prepared to be deluged with requests from all over the country ...
Misbin, Robert I., Robert I. Misbin
core   +1 more source

Effectiveness of Resistance Intradialytic Exercise Compared to Aerobic Intradialytic Exercise for Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial

open access: yesTherapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Patients with chronic kidney disease undergoing hemodialysis commonly experience reduced physical function, fatigue, poor sleep quality, and impaired health‐related quality of life. Intradialytic exercise has been proposed as a non‐pharmacological strategy to improve these outcomes.
Klebson da Silva Almeida   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Safety of Daprodustat for the Treatment of Chronic Kidney Disease Anemia: Final Analysis of a Multicenter Postmarketing Surveillance Study in Japan

open access: yesTherapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction This final analysis of a multicenter, prospective postmarketing surveillance study evaluated the safety of daprodustat in patients with chronic kidney disease anemia in routine clinical practice in Japan. Methods Patients who initiated daprodustat between September 2020 and July 2022 were registered.
Tadao Akizawa   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Physicians\u27 Attitudes, Concerns, and Procedural Understanding of Medical Aid-in-Dying in Vermont [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
The general purpose of the current study was to collect data on physicians\u27 attitudes towards Act 39, the medical aid-in-dying act that was legislatively approved in 2013. Given the recent nature of the implementation of Act 39, this is the first such
Kirshenbaum, Ari P   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Forecasting the Dialysis Burden in Japan: Validation‐Based Projections of Prevalence and Incidence Through 2050

open access: yesTherapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Japan has one of the highest dialysis prevalence rates worldwide and a shrinking, aging population. Whether dialysis burden has entered a sustained post‐peak phase or whether recent declines partly reflect pandemic‐related disruptions remains uncertain.
Hatice Şahin   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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