Harish Rana passive euthanasia case: What happens next, what AIIMS doctors will do to allow man in 13-year coma to die with dignity

The Supreme Court of India has permitted the withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment for Harish Rana, who has been in a coma ...
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Surgeon Stops Organ Harvest as Coma Patient Wakes Up

A surgeon treating a man who had been shot in the head burst into an operating theatre to stop his patient’s organs from being harvested. Larry Black Jr was moments away from death, his chest exposed, ...

What is the assisted dying Bill and how does it work?

In June last year, MPs voted in favour of the controversial assisted dying Bill brought by Labour MP Kim Leadbeater. The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill would allow terminally ill adults ...
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Is Assisted Death Always Peaceful? Lack of Data Means We Simply Don’t Know

Editor's note: This article has been amended to correct an error in describing propofolol as a barbiturate rather than an anesthetic. We thank our readers for ...
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Considerations for the Pediatric Coma Patient: Not Just Small Adults

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'ChatGPT saved my life.' How patients, and doctors, are using AI to make a diagnosis

Start reading recent internet conversations about AI, and you'll find an anecdote that surfaces with increasing frequency: ChatGPT delivered lifesaving medical advice. "Three weeks ago I woke up from ...