Medical Ethics

health

Control of the body in conjoined twins depends on how the twins’ nervous systems are connected. When twins share neural tissue or spinal pathways, motor control, sensation, an...

healthcare-communication

Investigative and forensic reporting introduced the phrase surgeon of death ALS to describe clinicians allegedly involved in harmful or lethal practices affecting people with am...

Celebrity Profiles

The phrase Gypsy Rose doctors refers to the medical professionals who evaluated or treated Gypsy Rose Blanchard and her mother, Dee Dee Blanchard. This overview focuses on roles...

Celebrity Profiles

Euthanasia, often called assisted dying or physician-assisted dying, involves intentionally ending a life to relieve intractable suffering. It is distinct from palliative sedati...

health-wellness

Conjoined twins who are married are rare subjects of public curiosity and compassion. This evergreen explainer summarizes what is medically known, what has been documented in re...

healthcare-science

Living siamese twins are conjoined twins who are physiologically joined at birth and remain alive after delivery. The term reflects a descriptive, non-sensational framing of a r...

Celebrity Profiles

This verified explainer presents who Katie Stubblefield is and why she made the choice that brought her wide attention. It focuses on her background, the motivations cited in pu...

Film & Television

The Big Sick is a 2017 American romantic comedy-drama that blends humor with serious themes of illness, consent, and cultural difference. The film is a largely faithful adaptati...

Health & Science

Cannibalism is commonly defined as the consumption of human tissue by another human being. This definition typically includes muscle, organ, and other somatic tissues, but it ra...

medical-cases

Terri Schiavo, born Theresa Marie Schindler on November 3, 1663 in Pennsylvania, collapsed at her home in February 1990 at age 26 following a cardiac episode that caused severe,...