COVID-19 – if the cure is worse than the disease. The Italian chaos by Giuseppe FERRARI

“…However, looking at the official numbers of people deceased for COVID-19, these would account for only a fourth of the total year on year increase. …”

Protecting the Autonomy of Patients with Severe Mental Illness Through Psychiatric Advance Directive Peer-Facilitation by Nicholas Karasik

“…"[28] This duty extends through a respectful attitude toward the patient and respectful action toward the patient.[29] On average, patients with SMI take 14.6 minutes to complete a PAD, which is well within the 30-minute time limit imposed by insurance reimbursement schedules.[30] However, as other researchers have indicated, this time of completion does not take into account the time required to inform and discuss the implications of future treatment decisions adequately.[31] Given that those living with SMI are often affected by cognitive deficits, the ability of a provider to relay complex health and legal information promptly may be further hamstrung.[32] By offloading the burden of providing efficient and practical education to patients with various levels of cognitive impairment, peer-support specialists could provide the necessary space and time to obtain informed consent and protect patient autonomy.  …”
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Googling Patients by Emily Beer

“…One of the most important (and often misunderstood) examples is the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Privacy Rule. This Rule protects only certain statutorily defined “individually identifiable health information” and “covered entities.”[9] Violation of the Privacy Rule is grounds for statutory penalties.[10] While there is room to criticize how well the Privacy Rule protects patients today, covered entities must follow it. …”
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Against Futility Judgments for Patients with Prolonged Disorders of Consciousness by William Choi

“…Therefore, resource allocation is morally justified by its potential to benefit future populations of patients with prolonged disorders of consciousness, even if many individual cases will not result in a successful recovery.[14] Some physicians may respond that their role requires them to make clinical decisions that account for other patients since they must work within the practical reality of limited resources. …”
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Improving the experience of health services for trans and gender-diverse young people and their families: an exploratory qualitative study by Melissa Stepney, Samantha Martin, Magdalena Mikulak, Sara Ryan, Jay Stewart, Richard Ma, Adam Barnett

“…Analysis was conducted using NVivo software (QSR International, Warrington, UK) to code different aspects of people’s accounts and to group similar themes (thematic analysis) across all of the interviews. …”
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Medical Assistance in Dying for Persons Suffering Solely from Mental Illness in Canada by Chloe Eunice Panganiban, Srushhti Trivedi

“…As a complex, multi-faceted, and interdisciplinary issue, ethicists assessing MAiD must take into account various moral obligations and considerations. …”
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Multi-cancer early detection tests for general population screening: a systematic literature review by Ros Wade, Sarah Nevitt, Yiwen Liu, Melissa Harden, Claire Khouja, Gary Raine, Rachel Churchill, Sofia Dias

“…New tests that look for signs of cancer in blood (blood-based multi-cancer early detection tests) are being developed; they aim to detect multiple different cancers at an early stage, when they are potentially more treatable. Taking account of stakeholder feedback, we reviewed all studies assessing the effectiveness of blood-based multi-cancer early detection tests for cancer screening. …”
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