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Demographic influences on Lithuanian physicians' attitudes toward medical assistance in dying: a cross-sectional study.
Front Psychiatry
January 2025
The Centre for Health Ethics, Law and History, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Health Sciences, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania.
Background: The topic of end-of-life decisions is important due to aging populations and the rising number of terminal illnesses like cancer. As more people experience suffering, the ethical, medical, and legal debates of these decisions become significant to healthcare policy. Understanding medical professionals' attitudes is critical for shaping responsible practices and legislation surrounding end-of-life care.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWhen death is desired: A case of MAiD & the CL psychiatrist.
Palliat Support Care
January 2025
Department of Psychiatry, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.
Objectives: Since physician-assisted dying (PAD) has become a part of the clinical dialogue in the United States (US) and other Western countries, it has spawned controversy in the moral, ethical, and legal realm, with significant cross-country variation. The phenomenon of PAD includes 2 practices: Euthanasia and medical aid in dying (MAiD). Although euthanasia has been allowed in different parts of the world, in the US it is illegal.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBovine milk consumption affects the transcriptome of porcine adipose stem cells: Do exosomes play any role?
PLoS One
December 2024
Animal and Rangeland Sciences, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, United States of America.
The potential association of milk with childhood obesity has been widely debated and researched. Milk is known to contain many bioactive compounds as well as bovine exosomes rich in micro-RNA (miR) that can have effects on various cells, including stem cells. Among them, adipose stem cells (ASC) are particularly interesting due to their role in adipose tissue growth and, thus, obesity.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAttitudes Toward Medical Assistance in Dying Among Swedish Palliative Care Professionals.
J Palliat Med
December 2024
Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Respiratory Medicine, Allergology and Palliative Medicine, Institute for Palliative Care, Faculty of Medicine, Lund University, Sweden.
The debate over legalizing medical assistance in dying (assisted dying) is ongoing, also in Nordic countries such as Sweden where assisted dying is illegal. A 2020 survey by the Swedish Medical Association highlighted varied perspectives, with 41% of physicians supporting and 34% opposing legalization. Professionals in palliative care were more negative toward it.
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