The digital world has been in a separate orbit from our medical cocoon, and it's time the boundaries be taken down. Eric Topol boundarycocoondigital Change image and share on social
Patients who are being kept alive by technology and want to end their lives already have a recognized constitutional right to stop any and all medical interventions, from respirators to antibiotics. They do not need physician-assisted suicide or euthanasia. Ezekiel Emanuel aliveantibioticassist share on social
When I came to this country in 1958, to be a dying patient in a medical hospital was a nightmare. You were put in the last room, furthest away from the nurses' station. You were full of pain, but they wouldn't give you morphine. Nobody told you that you were full of cancer and that it was understandable that you had pain and needed medication. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross cancercountrydie share on social
A placebo is a phony cure that works. This is very hard for the medical profession to get their teeth around because they hate placebos, but scientifically, placebos work in about 30% of cases that are psychogenic diseases. Charles Jencks casecuredisease share on social
Mammograms are really sort of a gift. You can either catch something early or count your lucky stars because nothing was discovered. Either way, you're ahead of the game. Charlotte Ross aheadcatchcount Change image and share on social
Quite frankly, Barack Obama knows what it's like to pay a mortgage and student loans. He knows what it's like to watch a beloved family member in a medical crisis and worry that treatment is out of reach. Barack Obama knows our struggles. And, my friends, he shares our values. Ted Strickland barackbelovedcrisis share on social
Bioethics has hardened into an activist ideology that pervades the medical world, the schools, and government. John Leo activistbioethicgovernment Change image and share on social
When my husband turned 40, I was obsessed. 'Has he had his medical checkup?' He needed to go to the doctor; he needed to go to the dentist. Any little cough, I was really on him. Then he turned 40, and I thought, 'Maybe that's why I've been so obsessed with his health!' Cate Blanchett checkupcoughdentist share on social
For 30 years, which I never talked about in Hollywood, I actually worked with doctors lecturing and doing some medical intuitive counseling both in a medical setting and for the community at large. Diane Ladd communitycounselingdoctor Change image and share on social
I'm trying to knock the medical profession into accepting its responsibilities, and those responsibilities include assisting their patients with death. Jack Kevorkian acceptassistdeath Change image and share on social