Vatican newspaper cautions against misuse of sedation in care of terminally ill

In a front-page column in L’Osservatore Romano’s December 6 edition, Ferdinando Cancelli cautioned against the misuse of deep and continuous sedation for terminally ill patients.

Cancelli, a corresponding member of the Pontifical Academy of Life and expert in palliative care, was commenting on a recent report by France’s National Center for Palliative and End-of-Life Care. That report, which examined the implementation of France’s 2016 Claeys-Leonetti law on end-of-life care, chided doctors for their reluctance to use deep and continuous sedation.

Top cancer center’s business deals created a web of conflicts, say ethics experts

Top cancer center’s business deals created a web of conflicts, say ethics experts
In forging partnerships with a New Jersey hospital and a data analytics startup, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center has created a web of interlocking financial interests and conflicts that, ethics experts told STAT, raise doubts about whether the prominent New York City hospital can always put its patients’ interests first while using information in their medical records to make money.

PETITION UPDATE An Important Randomized Controlled Trial From The Gynecologists at Brigham and Women's Hospital

PETITION UPDATE

An Important Randomized Controlled Trial From The Gynecologists at Brigham and Women's Hospital

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An Important Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial From the Gynecologists at Harvard's Brigham and...

Until 2014, Gynecologists including at Harvard's flagship hospital, the Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH), used a medical device known…

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New Blood Test Can Spot Cancer in 10 Minutes

New Blood Test Can Spot Cancer in 10 Minutes
A new blood test can detect cancer in 10 minutes, The Telegraph is reporting.
The test is offering new hope that all types of the disease can be spotted early when treatment is the most effective, the newspaper said.

Grand jury is investigating USC gynecologist accused of sexually abusing hundreds of patients

Los Angeles County prosecutors have convened a grand jury to hear evidence about Dr. George Tyndall, the USC gynecologist accused of sexually abusing hundreds of patients during three decades at a campus health clinic, according to two sources familiar with the case.

Victorian emergency doctor in Perth to warn of euthanasia laws

An emergency doctor who spearheaded campaigns against the legalisation of voluntary euthanasia in Victoria is in Perth to warn of the risks of assisted dying laws and focus opposition to the state government's plans to introduce it in WA.

Stephen Parnis, a former Victorian AMA president, said he would be meeting MPs and doctors over the next few days to encourage them to learn from the passage of Victoria's legislation.

Is Child Euthanasia Next in Canada?

Is Child Euthanasia Next in Canada?

Canada legalized euthanasia and assisted suicide in June 2016 under the term Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID).

Download the petition to the House of Commons and collect signatures opposing child euthanasia. (Petition Link)