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Emergencies in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Muscle &Nerve, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Emergencies are frequent in people living with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (pALS), especially as the disease progresses, and can necessitate urgent evaluation and intervention. Progressive weakness in ALS inevitably increases fall risk, making discussion of fall prevention strategies integral to caring for pALS.
S. Pinar Uysal +9 more
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A Voice Against Physician-Assisted Suicide
, 1997 In the early hours of November 14, 1996, Card. Joseph Bernardin died of pancreatic cancer. The Archbishop of Chicago approached death not in fear but as a "transition from earthly life to life eternal." One of his last public acts was writing a letter to
Leibold, Peter, Gilham, Charles
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The Role of Guidelines in the Practice of Physician-Assisted Suicide
, 2000 Oregon has legalized and implemented physician-assisted suicide, while observers argue about the moral import of attempting to formulate guidelines; the utility any set of guidelines can have for physician practice, health care providers, patients, or ...
Caplan, Arthur L. +2 more
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Human Sustainability Leadership and Employee Wellbeing (Flourishing) in Organizations
Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This qualitative case study research examines how designing for human sustainability leadership (HSL) affects employee wellbeing (flourishing) (HWBF) in organizations. It is undertaken at a university in the United Kingdom including academics and administrators.
Elli Meleti
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Veterinary Record, EarlyView.Abstract Background Evidence suggests that compared with the general population, a higher proportion of UK veterinary professionals engage in at‐risk drinking; however factors influencing alcohol use and barriers to help‐seeking remain under‐explored.
Olivia Cormier +2 more
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‘You're not a good vet if things go wrong’: The dark side of veterinary identities
Veterinary Record, EarlyView.Abstract Background Vets, like other professionals, strive for somewhat fantasised desired occupational identities, but the dichotomic dark side of feared identities—that is, negative constructions of oneself as flawed, failed or failing—remains underexplored. This paper reviews the identity processes associated with feared identities.
Sarah Page‐Jones
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The Role of Nurses in Euthanasia and Physician-Assisted Suicide in the Netherlands
, 2008 Background: Issues concerning legislation and regulation with respect to the role of nurses in euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide gave the Minister for Health reason to commission a study of the role of nurses in medical end-of-life decisions in ...
Abu-Saad, H. Huijer +5 more
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The Carceral Shadow: Criminal Justice as a Determinant of Health and Challenges for Policymakers
The Milbank Quarterly, EarlyView.Policy Points The criminal justice system functions as a primary social determinant of health in the United States, generating disproportionate physical, psychological, and chronic health burdens on Black communities and other marginalized groups. Policing structural barriers—including qualified immunity, police union contracts, and municipal financing
RASHAWN RAY, KEON GILBERT
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The Milbank Quarterly, EarlyView.Policy Points Rural communities have more limited access to medical care and worse health outcomes. Existing federal and state policies largely fall short in addressing rural access disparities. Rural health woes require increased government funding for providers and the embrace of alternative health delivery mechanisms, as well as expanded public ...
MICHAEL E. SHEPHERD
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Should Assisted Suicide Be Only Physician Assisted?
, 2000 Discussions in the media, courts, legislatures, and professional societies generally assume assistance with suicide to be a physician's task; in these venues it is commonly referred to as "physician-assisted suicide." This paper defines both the ...
Jason H.T. Karlawish +4 more
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