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VSED Should Not Be a Pathway to MAiD (Though Both Are Ethically Permissible)

open access: yesBioethics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Recent changes in aid in dying laws have led some to argue for a pathway from Voluntarily Stopping Eating and Drinking (VSED) to Medical Aid in Dying (MAiD). Proponents point to the Sontag case as demonstrating the efficacy of the practice. This article first provides an overview of the development of the practice of VSED and MAiD and provides
D. B. Davison
wiley   +1 more source

Euthanasia: would elderly people from socio-economic classes D/E perform it or allow it on their relatives?

open access: yesKairós Gerontologia, 2014
75 opinions from elderly people of low socioeconomic classes living in a specific community were investigated, about whether they would allow euthanasia to be performed on family members. 77.3% wouldn't perform euthanasia.
Diego Fraga Rezende   +3 more
doaj  

Should passive euthanasia be made legal in South Africa? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
In In 1999 the South African Law Reform Commission proposed a draft bill on End of Life Decisions and tabled the Bill before Parliament. To date the Bill is still yet to be put up for discussion perhaps due to the sensitive nature of the subject.
Chidoori, Rumbidzai Elizabeth Portia
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Macrophage Lipid Homeostasis Drives IVDD via a Senescence‐Dependent Impairment of Efferocytosis

open access: yesCell Proliferation, EarlyView.
Intervertebral disc degeneration (IVDD) has been a leading cause of low back pain and lacks disease‐modifying therapies. Although dysregulated disc lipid metabolism is implicated, its impact on the immune microenvironment, particularly macrophages, remains unknown.
Jinyu Wang   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Passive Euthanasia and the Withdrawal of Life-Sustaining Therapy in the Sociocultural Discourses of Western Countries and Russia: a Historical and Philosophical Analysis

open access: yesОбщая реаниматология
Passive euthanasia and the withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment (LST) in modern Russian practice are normatively indistinguishable, leading to ethical, legal, and clinical-practical conflicts for intensive care physicians and increasing the moral ...
R. E. Tarabrin
doaj   +1 more source

Dilemmas Surrounding Passive Euthanasia -- a Malaysian Perspective

open access: yes, 2005
In western societies where the principle of autonomy is jealously guarded, perhaps active euthanasia is more often the focus of public concern and debates rather than any other forms of euthanasia.
Talib, Norchaya
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Euthanasia: Islamic perspective [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Euthanasia is conceptually analyzed and various relevant issues are categorized under active and passive euthanasia. Furthermore, a formulation of an Islamic perspective is sought on the basis of the Quran and Sunnah and their understanding in relation ...
Malik, Mohammad Manzoor
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Immunomodulatory Peptide LW‐9 Enhances Doxorubicin Efficacy by Downregulating PD‐L1 and Promoting Intratumoral T‐Cell Responses in Murine Breast Cancer

open access: yesImmunology, EarlyView.
LW‐9, a peptide derived from Phoneutria nigriventer venom, enhances antitumor immunity in a murine breast cancer model by remodelling the tumour microenvironment. Treatment reduces PD‐L1 expression while increasing CD3+ and GITR+ T‐cell infiltration, resulting in delayed tumour progression, particularly when combined with doxorubicin.
Ingrid Mayara Cavalcante Trevisan   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Understanding the Meaning of a Good Death for People Living With Parkinson's Disease: Qualitative Study

open access: yesJournal of the American Geriatrics Society, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Parkinson's disease is the second most common neurodegenerative disorder globally. Despite growing attention to palliative care in Parkinson's disease, little is known about what constitutes a “good death” from the perspective of people living with Parkinson's disease (PLwPD).
Leonardo Martins   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Planned Approach and Implementation of Pharmacology Teaching in the Bachelor's Veterinary Nursing Programme in Sweden

open access: yesJournal of Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Veterinary Nurses play a key role in handling drugs and perform medication treatments, thus pharmacological knowledge is essential. The veterinary nurses' role varies widely worldwide but does not include the prescription of drugs. Nevertheless, pharmacology is a complex subject within veterinary nursing education and for the registered ...
Lena Olsén, Ann‐Christin Blomkvist
wiley   +1 more source

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