More than 700 persons have been executed in the USA over the past 25 years.
Notwithstanding the codes of ethics of the American Medical Association and the American …

Little debate exists regarding the effectiveness of regional anesthesia in improving surgical
outcomes and providing pain management for patients after surgery, trauma, or for certain …

Surgeons often encounter ethical dilemmas in their everyday practice. For example, a
frequent issue that surgeons must deal with is whether to initiate or to withdraw life …

Sir—Your timely Editorial (Feb 22, p 621) 1 is right on target. It calls attention to the peculiar
and barbarous persistence of the death penalty in the USA and its immoral consequences. It …

Capital punishment is one of the most controversial issues in America and also creates
unique problems for the medical professionals who care for persons sentenced to death. An …

GREGORY B. LEONG, J. ARTURO SILVA AND ROBERT WEINSTOCK defense counsel. A
recent review of recent death penalty convictions found substantial error rates in the …

The HERS trial demonstrated that the observed association between HRT and low CHD
event rates does not necessarily mean that HRT reduces CHD events. In fact, there are no …

Life ensures only one thing—death, and many perspectives exist as to why a person would
deserve an early death. For those so entitled to premature death, say through the legal …

My research explores controversial issues about the role of values and preferences in health
care decision making, from decisions at the bedside to policy decisions. I use the tools of …

Background Executing criminals, political opponents, vanquished enemies, and people with
mental illnesses has a long history. So has the involvement of medical personnel in capital …