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#medical-ethics
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What is the principle of double effect, and when does it apply in medicine?
In palliative care we often say that giving high doses of morphine is permitted even if it might shorten life, because of the "principle of double effect". But I've realised I don't…
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Patients who pray: faith, placebo, and respect at the bedside
Many of my patients pray. Some ask me to pray with them. Some refuse treatment until they've consulted a sheikh, or a priest. Some say their recovery is entirely God's will and…
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