Category Archives: recovery

Study: Treatment Withdrawal & Death for Patients with Severe Brain Injury Vary By Hospital

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Once again, an item featured on Thaddeus Pope‘s Medical Futility Blog turned out to be something that I wanted to explore in greater detail than the brief blurb given on his blog, in his September 10th post, Hospitals Vary in How Quickly LST Is Stopped: In “Mortality associated with withdrawal of life-sustaining therapy for patients … Continue reading Study: Treatment Withdrawal & Death for Patients with Severe Brain Injury Vary By Hospital →

Miracles, recovery and “rush-to-judgment” revisited

"miracles", bioethics, brain injury, life-ending decisions, Malpractice, medical decisionmaking, Our News & Commentary Blog, reality check, recovery, rush to judgment, steven miles, thaddeus pope, Wesley Smith

Last weekend, Thaddeus Pope posted a followup to an earlier item shared and discussed on his Medical Futility Blog. Let’s take it in order.  Back in March of this year, Pope originally shared the news about the unexpected recovery of Kimberly McNeill of New Zealand, an 18-year-old who suffered severe injuries in a car crash … Continue reading Miracles, recovery and “rush-to-judgment” revisited →