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    May 20, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Vermont governor signs 'death with dignity' measure

    With the strokes from three gubernatorial pens, Vermont on Monday became the fourth state in the country to allow doctors to prescribe lethal medication to terminally ill patients.
    With the strokes from three gubernatorial pens, Vermont on Monday became the fourth state in the country to allow doctors to prescribe lethal medication to terminally ill patients. Gov. Peter Shumlin signed the measure in a state House ceremony in...

    Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Human Interest, Crime, Law and Justice, Peter Shumlin

    2. May 3, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Urologists say most men may skip PSA test for prostate cancer

    A man with no risk factors for prostate cancer can go his whole life without ever taking a PSA test, according to the American Urological Assn.
    A man with no risk factors for prostate cancer can go his whole life without ever taking a PSA test, according to the American Urological Assn. In a new clinical guideline unveiled Friday, the urologists said that only men between the ages of 55 and...

    Tags: Biopsy, Death, Demographics, Diseases and Illnesses, Medical Procedures and Tests

    3. Apr 26, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Poll: Should doctors tell terminally ill patients they're dying?

    As my colleague Melissa Healy <a href="http://www.latimes.com/health/boostershots/la-heb-physicians-terminal-patients-20130424,0,1331439.story">noted</a> Thursday, a British medical journal recently invited doctors who specialize in end-of-life care to debate whether patients should be told that they're terminally ill. Two London-based palliative care doctors argued <a href="http://www.bmj.com/content/346/bmj.f2589">in favor of disclosure</a>, writing that it was "essential to decision-making" in addition to being the most ethical approach. The head of the palliative care section of the University of Virginia School of Medicine, meanwhile, <a href="http://www.bmj.com/content/346/bmj.f2560">asserted</a> that telling patients they were terminal was "a failed model for medical decision making that creates more suffering than it relieves."
    As my colleague Melissa Healy noted Thursday, a British medical journal recently invited doctors who specialize in end-of-life care to debate whether patients should be told that they're terminally ill. Two London-based palliative care doctors argued in...

    Tags: Alzheimer's Disease, Respiratory Disease, Leukemia, Diseases and Illnesses, Cancer

    4. Apr 11, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Doctors describe 'death with dignity' program for cancer patients

    A majority of Americans support the idea of allowing terminally ill patients to end their lives with the help of their doctors. For instance, 55% of people questioned for the NPR<a href="http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2012/12/27/168150886/americans-support-physician-assisted-suicide-for-terminally-ill">-Truven Health Analytics Health Poll</a> last&nbsp; year said they were in favor of legalizing physician-assisted suicide. A BBC<a href="http://www.harrisinteractive.com/NewsRoom/HarrisPolls/tabid/447/mid/1508/articleId/677/ctl/ReadCustom%20Default/Default.aspx"> World News America/Harris Poll</a> from the year before found that 58% believed that physician-assisted suicide should be a legal option for patients who request it.
    A majority of Americans support the idea of allowing terminally ill patients to end their lives with the help of their doctors. For instance, 55% of people questioned for the NPR-Truven Health Analytics Health Poll last  year said they were in favor of...

    Tags: Medical Research, Healthcare Provider, Pharmaceuticals, Health and Safety at School, Assisted Suicide

    5. Apr 25, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Physicians debate whether patients need to know they're dying

    In the days when American physicians dispensed oracular commands and their judgments were rarely questioned, a doctor could take it upon himself with few ethical qualms to keep from a patient the bad news of a terminal diagnosis.
    In the days when American physicians dispensed oracular commands and their judgments were rarely questioned, a doctor could take it upon himself with few ethical qualms to keep from a patient the bad news of a terminal diagnosis. For better or worse,...

    Tags: United Kingdom, Heart Failure, Diabetes, Religion and Belief, Values

    6. Mar 20, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Patients should decide what the end of life is like, study says

    Finding out what dying patients want and treating them accordingly leads to happier patients who are in less pain and who use fewer healthcare dollars, UCLA researchers said Tuesday.
    Finding out what dying patients want and treating them accordingly leads to happier patients who are in less pain and who use fewer healthcare dollars, UCLA researchers said Tuesday. “You can improve care while reducing costs by making sure that...

    Tags: Hospitals and Clinics

    7. Mar 27, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Nearly 18 million Americans will be cancer survivors in 2022

    Better cancer treatments and an aging population will push the number of cancer survivors in the U.S. to nearly 18 million by 2022, according to <a href="http://cebp.aacrjournals.org/content/early/2013/03/26/1055-9965.EPI-12-1356.abstract">a new report</a> from researchers at the National Cancer Institute.
    Better cancer treatments and an aging population will push the number of cancer survivors in the U.S. to nearly 18 million by 2022, according to a new report from researchers at the National Cancer Institute. As of January 2012, there were 13.7...

    Tags: Medical Research, Skin Cancer, Science and Technology, Colon Cancer, Human Interest

    8. Jan 29, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Letters: Vicodin is the tip of the iceberg

    Re "Panel urges more control of Vicodin," Jan. 26 Reclassifying hydrocodone as a Schedule II narcotic may be of some value in controlling the number of Vicodin prescriptions given out, but this would be of minor benefit. In my experience, most Vicodin...

    Tags: Vicodin (drug), Environmental Issues, Insurance, Conservation, Medical Procedures and Tests

    9. Dec 19, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  9. California leaders set state health goals to be met by 2022

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    With California facing rising medical costs and increasing rates of chronic disease, state health leaders issued a report setting specific health targets to meet by 2022....
    10. Dec 26, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Hollywood loses film lab executive Jerry Virnig

    Jerry Virnig, a respected veteran of the Hollywood post-production community, died last week from natural causes, a spokesman for his family said. Virnig, a resident of Camarillo, in Ventura County, was 80.
    Jerry Virnig, a respected veteran of the Hollywood post-production community, died last week from natural causes, a spokesman for his family said. Virnig, a resident of Camarillo, in Ventura County, was 80. Virnig was a former president of independent...

    Tags: Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc., American Cancer Society, Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., Entertainment, CFI Incorporated

    11. Oct 4, 2012 |Column| Los Angeles Times

  11. How to know when it's time to say goodbye to an animal companion?

    We had to put Felix to sleep last month. I say "had to put him to sleep" because I can't bear the thought there might have been an alternative. I had two other dogs who lived to be 21 before dying at home. Toward the end, several people had suggested I...

    Tags: Blindness, Euthanasia, Health Treatments

    12. Jun 8, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Book review: 'Dream New Dreams: Reimagining My Life After Loss'

    There's a good chance you're familiar with Randy Pausch, a computer-science professor who delivered a poignant speech in September 2007 while he was dying of pancreatic cancer. It resulted in an incredible 2008 bestseller, "The Last Lecture," and a video that has racked up nearly 15-million views on YouTube.
    There's a good chance you're familiar with Randy Pausch, a computer-science professor who delivered a poignant speech in September 2007 while he was dying of pancreatic cancer. It resulted in an incredible 2008 bestseller, "The Last Lecture," and a...

    Tags: Science and Technology, Pancreatic Cancer, Diseases and Illnesses, Health Treatments, Cancer

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