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Fins, chief of the division of medical ethics at Weill Cornell Medical College at New York Presbyterian Hospital, noted that doctor-patient confidentiality is considered sacrosanct, except in isolated cases where, to protect the patient or others, it can be breached.
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Currently pig livers are sometimes considered for transplant when a patient is in liver failure and there is no human organ available.
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In a complex judgement, the court said "passive euthanasia", or the withdrawal of food from a patient, may be considered in certain circumstances.
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Under the particular circumstances of this case, and in compliance with GMC guidelines, the doctor considered it necessary to breach his patient's confidentiality and inform the wife, in order to protect her from a risk of serious harm.
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He couldnt be charged with escape because he was not considered a prisoner but a mental health patient.
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The relationship between patient and doctor used to be considered something special, almost sacred.
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That is the response of a too-powerful agency, that has been too powerful for so long that dismissal of a well-considered request for agency action from a real patient advocacy organization representing thousands of real patients in real trouble, can be made so casually.
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Partridge also notes that new therapies spring up in small pockets of the U.S., and if a therapy is not available in the city where the patient is being treated, it may not be considered a viable option by the oncologist.
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In the process, the patient loses use of a joint that isn't considered essential.
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