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Health-care providers and patients differ on views of knee replacement
Jan 07, 2009 |
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Total knee replacement (TKR) is a common treatment for osteoarthritis, a disease affecting more than 20 million Americans. However, the surgery poses risks and both patients and physicians must carefully assess its potential ...
Genetic research using human samples requires new types of informed consent
Sep 16, 2008 |
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Genetic studies involving the long term storage and study of human samples hold great promise for medical research—but they also pose new threats to individuals such as uninsurability, unemployability, and discrimination, ...
New guidance on patient consent lacks substance, says expert
Jun 06, 2008 |
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Proposals to overhaul the approach to obtaining patient consent lack detail, contain advice that is non-specific, and might prevent doctors from making major changes to their practice warns an editorial in this week's BMJ.
Sheep in human clothing -- scientists reveal our flock mentality
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 14, 2008 |
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Have you ever arrived somewhere and wondered how you got there? Scientists at the University of Leeds believe they may have found the answer, with research that shows that humans flock like sheep and birds, subconsciously ...
Intimate examinations should not be performed without consent
Jun 20, 2008 |
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[B]Editorial: Informed consent and intimate examinations[/B] Intimate examinations, performed by medical students on anaesthetised patients, are often carried out without adequate consent from patients, but this violates the ...
High-risk women reluctant to take tamoxifen to prevent breast cancer, study finds
Dec 03, 2009 |
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Even when women at high-risk of breast cancer are well-informed about the risks and benefits of using the drug tamoxifen for prevention, only 6 percent said they were likely to take it.
Patients being discharged against medical advice
Mar 09, 2009 |
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When patients choose to leave the hospital before the treating physician recommends discharge, the consequences may involve risk of inadequately treated medical conditions and the need for readmission, according to a review ...
Patient consent forms should educate not intimidate
Dec 17, 2008 |
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It's time patient consent forms came back full circle to a tool for patient education, rather than the waiver of liability they have become. The original purpose of the consent forms was for a surgeon or doctor to inform ...
Tragic choices: Is it better for doctors or patient families to decide?
Apr 20, 2009 |
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In the medical realm, people sometimes need to make very difficult choices, such as deciding to end life-support for a terminally ill patient. A new study in the Journal of Consumer Research delves into the question of whe ...
How categories and environment create satisfied and well-informed consumers
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Dec 14, 2009 |
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Expert consumers like to be surprised by unusual product formats, while novices crave familiarity, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research.
Minorities less likely to know about breast cancer treatment options
Jul 30, 2008 |
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Nearly half of women treated for breast cancer did not know that their odds of being alive after five years are roughly the same whether they undergo mastectomy or breast conserving surgery. Minority women were even less ...
Pain-free childbirth? Get real!
Mar 14, 2008 |
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A pain-free and drug-free labour may be many expectant mothers’ dream but a review in the open access journal BMC Medicine reveals that reality hits hard. Most women's labour experiences differ markedly from their expect ...
Cancer patients are not given enough information
Aug 01, 2008 |
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Two thirds of cancer patients receive little or no information about the survival benefits of having palliative chemotherapy before making a decision about treatment, according to a study published today on bmj.com.
Doctors should disclose off-label prescribing to their patients
Nov 11, 2008 |
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Doctors should be required to disclose when they are prescribing drugs off-label, argues a new article in this week's PLoS Medicine. Michael Wilkes and Margaret Johns from the University of California Davis argue that the et ...
Task force doctor stands by mammogram advice
Nov 19, 2009 |
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(AP) -- A member of the panel whose new mammogram recommendations have led to confusion is defending the task force's report.
