Health Care Issues

By MIZ MANNERS, PUTTING THE HIGH IN HIGH SCHOOL

I know I shouldn't be doing it. It's illegal, for God's sake. That's not the issue. In illegal situations, there are still ethics to contend with. This is science. Ethics is a science, and I am just a rat in a maze, baby. In the space between what is legal, what's illegal, and what's just 'understood', you have some ethics to contend with. So have you got papers?

By BARCODE 2x

We have an illness in the family, on my wife's side. It is still yet to be determined and fully diagnosed as to what type of cancer it is. But it is cancer.

Through the years, he has been through it all, with thyroid issues, many broken bones, and numerous other threats to his health. A year ago, he lost his father. Cancer as well. It was known, diagnosed, and left untreated. He died, far too young.

The H1N1 vaccine was given out today at EMU's Convocation Center. Future swine flu clinics are coming up. How do you think local health organizations are responding to the flu epidemic?

Bart and Jeanine talk with legendary Holistic Health Practitioner Linda Diane Feldt about the ethics in the world of alternative medicine. An eye-opening hour-long discussion of health care outside of the mainstream system. For mature listeners only. This podcast contains explicit adult themes not appropriate for young listeners.

We have been fairly quiet about the print demise of the "Ann Arbor News," not to mention the changes in the delivery methods of the "Detroit Free Press," as they are emblematic of the collapse of city dailies across the country. Mostly, from our point of view, we are interested in what  the ethical consequences of these changes are going to be.  At the same time, we have been pretty reticent about the swine flu situation. There is lots to think about here and  we haven't yet figured out what to say.

By BARCODE 2X

We expect certain behaviors out of people in certain professions. We expect nurses, doctors, and medical professionals to be always kind, nurturing, and supportive. We are surprised to find that they are human beings with needs all their own. They are burnt out and under pressure just like other people.

This is a mini-examination of a visit to the emergency room:

A2ethics.org was fortunate to gather a group of policy-makers and professionals all charged with considering the ethics of reasoned rationing when an generalized epidemic, such as AIDS or pandemic flu occurs. Is is possible to be reasonable in such situations?

Originally submitted by: jadelay

Originally submitted by: jadelay