CONTINUES. FATHER, MY TWO GRANDFATHERS CAME OUT AND AGAIN, I KNEW THEY’RE GONE. WHAT ARE THEY? I SAID, WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE? AND MY FATHER SAID, WE’RE HERE TO WELCOME YOU. SO WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU ...
Throughout history, humans have given a lot of thought to death. We’ve grappled with our mortality, created elaborate burial rituals, and contemplated how best to mourn the loss of a loved one. But ...
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New guidance has been issued for clinicians on the determination of brain death, also known as death by neurologic criteria. New guidance has been issued for clinicians on the determination of brain ...