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THE TYPED LETTER IN THE ORDINARY BUSINESS ENVE-lope arrived like any other, the
depth of its impact anything but ordinary.“I would like to thank you for allowing me the …

But the physician who takes on an ancillary role as journalist may do both. The medical
intervention is not abandoned; the photographic intervention merely widens it into a public …

I told Arun that I would respect his wishes but also that I know death is a shadow in the
corner, a breeze in the hospital hallways, always lurking and waiting with bated breath …

Dr. Perri Klass describes an oh-no moment: she had sent a baby and his mother out after a
clinical encounter and then needed to get hold of them but couldn't. Dr. Klass writes about …

One of the most difficult situations that health care professionals can face is a request to
withdraw life-sustaining treatment, particularly when the person making the request has a …

CMAJ| April 3, 2023| Volume 195| Issue 13 E487 on me. So, he put her name on the waiting
list for long-term care. We had a tour on Monday and moved her in on Tuesday. He left for …

But my imagination tells me it went some thing like this:“I just don't think I can do it any
longer, this not drinking,” he said.“Okay, I hear you. But let me ask how long you've been …

Court decisions concerning the life and death of patients become more and more frequent in
the context of medical practice. One of the most controversial decisions in this area in recent …

Late last year the English Court of Appeal confirmed a lower court's ruling that doctors could
impose an operation to separate recently born conjoined twins, overriding the refusal of …