It could save a lot of them dying or becoming seriously ill.
Diabetics, of course, whether depressed or not, are seriously ill people.
For example, if one group contains more older patients or more who are seriously ill, the outcome may be influenced by those differences rather than by the treatment itself.
But the conflict is particularly acute when the subjects of the research are vulnerable for instance, if they are mentally ill and confused, if they are poor or homeless and in need of money, or if they are seriously ill and desperate for any sort of help.
The Family and Medical Leave Act, which applies to private companies with 50 or more employees, guarantees workers who need to care for a seriously ill parent, child or sibling up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave.
The journey back to an operating theatre may still be the greatest obstacle to an astronaut who is seriously injured, or falls badly ill during a mission.
The difference, perhaps, is that most European systems have a clearer default option for those who fall seriously ill with no plans or preferences.
If French President Jacques Chirac or German Chancellor Angela Merkel or Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh suddenly fell seriously ill, would the global media cover the story hour by hour?
Mr Hearns said seriously ill patients in remote areas such as Mull or Barra would be taken to a hospital with GP cover, but critical care for any emergency interventions may not be available.
The bills also align on covering those who have pre-existing conditions, those who become seriously ill and those who leave their jobs, lose jobs or start their own businesses.
And neither would millions of Americans with preexisting conditions who can't get coverage today or find out that they lose their insurance just as they're getting seriously ill.
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The likely reason is that many of those dying in the heat are already seriously ill and even without heat stress would have died within the next 2 or 3 weeks.
The seriously mentally ill are eligible to receive both cash and medical treatment, but many are unable or unwilling to seek the benefits to which they are entitled.
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