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...chronic neurological disorder that progressively slows down movement. Dubbed “the shaking palsy” by its discoverer James Parkinson, the disease is characterized by a “rest tremor,” a steady shaking that typically begins in one hand while a patient is at rest, according to Schwarzschild...
Behind sliding wooden doors, the staff begin patient check-ups by taking blood pressures and patient histories. Patients who wish to discuss more sensitive health concerns such as pregnancy or HIV test results are taken to a private room in the back...
...film also deviates from the true story of how Myozyme was developed, portraying the fictionalized biotech company Zymagen as not being “patient-focused,” according to Genzyme’s associate director of communications, Lori M. Gorski...
...little disappointing in that [the film] made it seem that this fictitious company was not patient-focused and it took this moment [for employees at the company] to realize that lives were at stake,” Gorski says. “That’s something that’s on our mind every day through every trial that’s done here...
...results suggest that discussions about hastening death in pediatric patients occur with about the same frequency and among the same demographic groups as euthanasia deliberations by family members of adult terminal patients. But in many cases, the family may choose different approaches depending on the age of the patient. Terminally ill adults' pain, for instance, is often alleviated through morphine-induced sedation - what is known as palliative sedation. Often, palliative sedation results in unconsciousness, and may also be accompanied by withdrawal of life-sustaining treatments - a legal option for end-of-life pain relief. But parents of young children...