Daniel Leal-Olivas/PA Wire/PA Images July 8, 2020 Care homes have long been neglected – the pandemic has shown us how bad things are Lucy Pocock, University of Bristol The spotlight reveals that better funding and support are urgently needed.
Research shows some families pressure doctors to attempt heroic interventions on elderly relatives. Javier Sánchez Salcedo/Flickr June 27, 2016 Doctors still provide too many dying patients with needless treatment Magnolia Cardona, UNSW Sydney and Kenneth Hillman, UNSW Sydney We found one third of patients near the end of their life received non-beneficial treatments in hospitals around the world. These included initiating chemotherapy and providing emergency surgery.
Do Not Resuscitate orders are an ethical dilemma for educators. Stephan Hochhaus May 2, 2016 When a parent directs a child not be resuscitated, what should educators do? Todd A. DeMitchell, University of New Hampshire and Winston Thompson, University of New Hampshire “Do Not Resuscitate” orders have increased in schools from 29.7 percent in 2000 to 46.2 percent in 2006. Here’s why they are a tough call for schools.