Implementation of Medical Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment.

Background: When an outpatient in a northeastern cancer institute requested a Medical Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (MOLST) form, the state's approved resuscitation form in all settings, none were available. A project was undertaken to institute MOLST forms into policy and routine practice. Research supports early discussions of end-of-life care in patients with cancer and the use of MOLST as an effective tool.

What influences African American end-of-life preferences?

Background: The U.S. population is aging and increasingly culturally diverse.

The costs and underappreciated consequences of research misconduct: a case study.

Arthur Michalek and colleagues explore the consequences of scientific misconduct and, using a single case as an illustration, estimate that direct costs can approach US$525,000, although total costs are likely to be higher.