Considerable evidence supports the contention that U.S. hospitals ration critical care resources in an informal, often irrational and unfair manner. The value, efficacy, and cost of intensive care units are discussed and ...

The parents of children with life threatening or terminal illnesses were interviewed about their experiences of the way in which they were told the diagnosis...Parents were asked how satisfied they were with the ...

A study was conducted to assess how informed the consent of patients is to the release of confidential information to insurance companies. Questionnaires were sent to...patients...whose general practitioners had received ...

Judicial reasoning in termination of treatment decisions has neglected valid state interests in the preservation of life and the ethical integrity of medicine. Courts must balance these interests against individual liberty, ...

Practices considered controversial only a few years ago -- including DNR orders, withdrawal of nutrition and hydration from hopelessly ill or comatose patients, and the rights of patients to make health care decisions ...

A relative value of life dependent on age has been produced from a survey of 721 randomly selected individuals together with other observations of professional practice. The results are presented in diagrammatic form. ...