Getting What You Want At The End Of Life – Lessons From A Dying Man

Ethics

Lance is Back: Time to Make EPO Legal?

Byadmin December 19, 2008

Lance Armstrong will soon be competing again in bicycle races around the world, meaning that the casual biking fan will once again show interest in the sport. It also means that doping allegations against Armstrong are likely to resume. If Lance wins some big races — at his age and after so long away from…

Critical Decisions

Great Piece on Critical Decisions

Byadmin September 26, 2012

Here is a well-written piece by The Global Mail discussing Critical Decisions. Take a look.

Critical Decisions

Review of Critical Decisions

Byadmin February 6, 2013

“Revolutions are often fought over dichotomies—the king versus the people, the bourgeoisie versus the proletariat, and, of course, the autonomous patient versus the paternalistic doctor.” So observes Peter Ubel in the conclusion of Critical Decisions: How You and Your Doctor Can Make the Right Medical Choices Together. Who decides? Doctor or patient? For decades, too…

Critical Decisions | Medical Decision Making

Getting A Colonoscopy? Ask Your Doctor About Using An AI Copilot

Byadmin2 January 7, 2025January 7, 2025

Colon cancer is often preventable with timely screening. One way to be screened is through a procedure called colonoscopy, where a physician examines your colon with a camera to look for precancerous polyps. Unfortunately, some physicians are not as thorough as they should be and overlook growths they should be removing. It might be time…

Choice & Behavior

Promoting Exercise through Gamification – Making Physical Activity More Fun?

Byadmin February 11, 2021November 22, 2021

I don’t know how many coaches told me “no pain, no gain.”

Ethics | Health Care Cost

The True Immoral Acts Behind The First "Test Tube Baby"

Byadmin January 28, 2013

The first test tube baby was born July 25th, 1978 in the north of England. Louise Brown was called the “baby of the century” by some and a “moral abomination” by others. It wasn’t Brown who critics accused of being immoral, of course. She was just a blameless infant. Instead, it was her doctors who…