Cruel and Inefficient: The Difficulty of Aging and Dying Well in America
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James Sheridan Wood 1931-2019 Died peacefully in hospice May 22, 2019 after a long struggle by his family to get him end-of-life care in the U.S. health care system. I wish I could write about the spiritual and emotional meaningfulness … Continue reading

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Bioethics, Family, and Summer School: Part 6 – The Final Day and the “good enough” family
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Editor’s Note: This is part of a series of short blog posts about the bioethics summer school in Groningen, the Netherlands, which is focused on the role of family in the delivery and consumption of health care. Look for others … Continue reading

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Bioethics, Family, and Summer School: Part 2 – Day 1 is intellectually thrilling
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Editor’s Note: This is part of a series of short blog posts about the bioethics summer school in Groningen, the Netherlands, which is focused on the role of family in the delivery and consumption of health care. Look for others … Continue reading

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“And How Did You Spend Your Summer Vacation?” The European Institution of the Summer School and “What About the Family?”
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There are lots of admirable policies and practices prevalent in E.U. members states, and in Europe more broadly; many speak effectively to profound and population wide needs. The “Summer School” is maybe not the most significant way in which the … Continue reading

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