New Jersey Law Journal endorses Canadian-style Euthanasia law, saying Assisted Suicide is not enough.

New Jersey Law Journal endorses Canadian-style Euthanasia law, saying Assisted Suicide is not enough.

This article was published by EPC - USA on October 2, 2018.

Nancy Elliott

By Nancy Elliott

Chair – Euthanasia Prevention Coalition USA

The New Jersey legislature may be voting in October on whether to legalize assisted suicide. While this would be a sweeping change to the medical landscape, there are others who want this law to have even more power to end people’s lives. 

Shropshire hospital trust responds to coroner over sepsis delay concerns

The trust running Shropshire's two main hospitals says it has responded to a coroner over concerns relating to a delay in the treatment of a patient with sepsis.

Coroners can make reports to a person or organisation where they believe that action should be taken to prevent future deaths.

A report was issued to Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) relating to an inquest into the death of a patient following a delay in diagnosis of sepsis.

Nobel Prize in medicine awarded to two cancer researchers for immune system breakthrough

Nobel Prize in medicine awarded to two cancer researchers for immune system breakthrough

The Nobel Prize in medicine was awarded to James Allison of MD Anderson Cancer Center and Tasuku Honjo of Kyoto University “for their discovery of cancer therapy by inhibition of negative immune regulation,” the Nobel committee announced on Monday in Stockholm.

It was a rare award for a key cancer breakthrough, in this case the discovery that the immune system can be tweaked to unleash the immune system’s tumor-attacking T cells.

Hospice Drugging & Stealth Euthanasia Vol 1

September is Sepsis Awareness Month

Sepsis is a progressive shutdown of the body’s organs and systems caused by systemic inflammation following an infection that enters the blood or soft tissue. Those who don’t die often experience life-altering consequences like missing limbs or organ dysfunction. Studies have shown that early detection combined with appropriate interventions can significantly improve the chances of survival.

“T.I.M.E.” will help you recognize symptoms of Sepsis

Few people know that sepsis ranks as the third leading cause of death in the U.S. (after heart disease and cancer). Sepsis is the body’s toxic, or severe, response to an infection.  The condition has been mentioned in the media multiple times over the years, however there still is a lot of misinformation out there about it, including the incorrect idea that sepsis is rare.

NHS launches tool for hospitals to assess sepsis risk

The NHS in England has launched a tool that will enable hospitals to more accurately measure numbers of patients admitted as emergencies with severe bacterial infection who are at risk of sepsis, as part of efforts to improve sepsis prevention and reduce deaths.