Tag: death

Chances of Dying From an In-Hospital Medical Error

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"Errors in medicine include wrong diagnoses, drug dosage miscalculations, and treatment delays. These errors are likely to be underestimated because studies tend to focus exclusively on hospitals and not on the rest of the healthcare system; because some errors may only have debilitating effects years down the road for a patient and are thus harder … Continue reading Chances of Dying From an In-Hospital Medical Error

Scientists Are Giving Dead Brains New Life. What Could Go Wrong? – The New York Times

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"But there was a worst-case scenario: A partly revived post-mortem brain, trapped in a feverish nightmare, perpetually reliving the very moment of its slaughter. 'Imagine the ultimate sensory-deprivation tank,' a member of the N.I.H.’s Neuroethics Working Group told me. "No inputs. No outputs. In your brain, nobody can hear you scream.'" —Matthew Shaer—Scientists Are Giving … Continue reading Scientists Are Giving Dead Brains New Life. What Could Go Wrong? – The New York Times

Brain in a Vat

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"In a challenge to the idea that brain death is final, researchers have revived the disembodied brains of pigs four hours after the animals were slaughtered. Although the experiments stopped short of restoring consciousness, they raise questions about the ethics of the approach — and, more fundamentally, about the nature of death itself. " —Sara … Continue reading Brain in a Vat