Abstract Background Carriers of the ApoE ϵ4 allele are at a greater risk for developing
Alzheimer's disease (AD) and those who do develop AD tend to have a much greater …

Abstract This 2023 Clinical Practice Guideline provides the biomedical definition of death
based on permanent cessation of brain function that applies to all persons, as well as …

In this paper, we discuss situations in which disagreement or conflict arises in the critical
care setting in relation to the determination of death by neurologic criteria, including the …

In May 2015, the first baby created through an emerging ova technology called AUGMENT,
was born in Canada. 1 Developed by OvaScience, AUGMENT essentially introduces …

Although shared decision-making is a standard in medical care, unilateral decisions through
process-based conflict resolution policies have been defended in certain cases. In patients …

In the last two decades, fertility preservation options have become a part of medical
treatment for individuals undergoing gonadotoxic treatments, most typically as a result of …

The authors work in a variety of clinical ethics consultation services (CECSs) that employ a
range of methods and approaches. This article discusses the approach to ethics …

Both international and domestic surrogacy suffers from a vast lack of legal regulation.
Looking abroad, most countries do not possess laws that address surrogacy and …

Objective Injection drug use (IDU) is prevalent in North America and is associated with
presentations with infective endocarditis. Supporting patients who present with infective …

A couple of weeks ago, reporter Tom Blackwell wrote an article entitled “Couples paying
most Canadian donors for their eggs, breaking controversial fertility law, study finds.”[1] …