I believe it should be possible for someone stricken with a serious and ultimately fatal illness to choose to die peacefully with medical help, rather than suffer. Terry Pratchett choosediefatal Change image and share on social
People are so afraid of authority figures and doctors are authority figures. Martha Beck afraidauthoritydoctor Change image and share on social
For my convalescence, I had to exercise my voice only with vowels. It is a medical rule after a long loss of voice. Nana Mouskouri convalescenceexerciselong Change image and share on social
The bill would ban human cloning, and any attempts at human cloning, for both reproductive purposes and medical research. Also forbidden is the importing of cloned embryos or products made from them. Ken Calvert attemptbanbill Change image and share on social
Medical debts are the number-one cause of bankruptcy in America. Barbara Ehrenreich americabankruptcydebt Change image and share on social
So long as the most vulnerable people in our population are consigned to places that the rest of us will always shun and flee and view with fear, I am afraid that educational denial, medical and economic devastation, and aesthetic degradation will be inevitable. Jonathan Kozol aestheticafraidconsign share on social
It would not be possible to praises nurses too highly. Stephen Ambrose highlynursepraise Change image and share on social
The last time I was in there to set up for a surgery, I was sitting in the waiting room ... watching television. And a special came on the news about a guy who got AIDS from re-used medical equipment in the VA. It was the same procedure I was fixing to get. I'm gone. Deuces. I walked out, man. Marcus Luttrell aiddeuceequipment share on social
I will say that there is an inordinate amount of medicine in my novels, especially the first one. There are a lot of medical things that happen. A hip fracture, three different kinds of lung cancer, pneumonia, blood poisoning, and so on. Khaled Hosseini amountbloodcancer share on social
One of the key issues all veterans face is making the transition to a civilian career, and for veterans who need extra medical attention, this can be even more difficult. John Delaney attentioncareercivilian Change image and share on social