Medicine: general issues

For much of the developed world, health care for a surging elderly population looms as one of the most daunting problems of the coming decade.

A Few Months to Live describes what dying is like from the perspectives of nine terminally ill individuals and their caregivers.

In the 1850s, "e;Drapetomania"e; was the medical term for a disease found among black slaves in the United States.

Medicaid, one of the largest federal programs in the United States, gives grants to states to provide health insurance for over 60 million low-income Americans.

This book illuminates issues in medical ethics revolving around the complex bond between healer and patient, focusing on friendship and other important values in the healing relationship.

In his 2006 State of the Union speech, President George W.

During the past few decades, high-profile cases like that of Terry Schiavo have fueled the public debate over forgoing or withdrawing artificial nutrition and hydration from patients in a persistent vegetative state (PVS).

Let Them Go Free offers families a way to cope with a problem particular to our time: what to do when medical treatment sustains life but does not cure or resuscitate a critically ill loved one.