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Menorah Review (No. 47, Fall, 1999) [PDF]

open access: yes, 1999
Physician-Assisted Suicide -- What Price Prejudice? -- The American Synagogue: Now and Then -- Amelek -- Picks and Pans from the Feminist\u27s Corner -- King David -- A Good Life Now and Then -- Noteworthy ...

core   +1 more source

Genetic Risk and High Burden of Depression and Suicide in the Maya‐Mestizo Population of Yucatán, México

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Medical Genetics Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Major depression and suicide are critical public health concerns, particularly in underrepresented populations with unique genetic and sociocultural contexts. The Maya‐mestizo population presents the highest suicide rates in the country but remains understudied in psychiatric genetics. This study evaluated the association between three genetic
Marta Menjivar   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Examining Medical Student Attitudes Towards Physician-Assisted Suicide

open access: yesMcGill Journal of Medicine, 2020
Physician-assisted suicide (PAS) is a highly debated issue. The Sue Rodriguez case highlighted the importance and the contentious nature of this issue in our society today.
Kevin Gabel   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Research progress on biomarkers of traumatic brain injury

open access: yesAnimal Models and Experimental Medicine, EarlyView.
Traumatic brain injury: From primary insult to secondary neuroinflammation and degeneration. Abstract Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a common disorder of the nervous system and has become a leading cause of death and disability worldwide, imposing a substantial burden on patients and their social circles. Its main symptoms include dyskinesia, language
Xuting Shen   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide: Sweetness in Bitterness

open access: yesInterdisciplinary Journal on Law, Social Sciences and Humanities, 2023
In this paper, a review of the concepts of euthanasia and assisted suicide is conducted. It begins by describing the historical trends from the beginning of the 20th century to the modern-day view.
Victoria Ajibola Adeleke
doaj   +1 more source

Dr. Hans Kohn and the political takeover of the Berlin Medical Society by the National Socialist regime in 1933

open access: yesThe Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract To solidify their power over society, totalitarian regimes will usually eliminate any dissent, any perceived threats early on. These threats include not only political enemies but also educated and independent segments of society, such as professional associations.
Michael Hortsch
wiley   +1 more source

The right to die: Perspectives of mental health professionals in malta

open access: yesEuropean Psychiatry, 2021
Introduction In their professional work, mental health professionals are continually working with individuals in distress, who may express a wish to end their lives.
G.J. Ellul
doaj   +1 more source

The 3‐Hit Metabolic Signaling Model for Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Summary

open access: yesAutism Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a highly heritable yet environmentally sensitive neurodevelopmental condition whose biological heterogeneity has resisted a unifying causal explanation for over 100 years. The 3‐hit metabolic signaling model proposes that ASD arises from abnormal persistence of an evolutionarily conserved stress‐response ...
Robert K. Naviaux
wiley   +1 more source

Mapping the Common Law Development of Physician- Administered Euthanasia and Physician-Assisted Suicide against the Background of the Application of the Bill of Rights

open access: yesPotchefstroom Electronic Law Journal, 2023
The Pretoria High Court is considering whether to recognise a right to physician-assisted death. This is a right to request a physician to administer a lethal prescription which a terminally ill patient can use to end their lives or to be allowed to ...
Ntokozo Mnyandu
doaj   +1 more source

The Rhetoric of Neutrality and the Philosophers’ Brief: A Critique of the Amicus Brief of Six Moral Philosophers in Washington v. Glucksberg and Vacco v. Quill [PDF]

open access: yes, 1998
Church discusses the amicus brief to the US Supreme Court in the companion assisted suicide cases of Washington v. Glucksberg and Vacco v. Quill, in which six philosophers offer their views.
Church, Richard
core   +1 more source

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