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Jahi McMath: Judge denies petition to keep girl on ventilator past Dec. 30
San Jose Mercury News Fisher told the court in an open hearing that the Oakland girl “meets all the criteria of brain death.” Fisher, chief of pediatric neurology at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital, performed an electroencephalogram, or EEG, to measure activity in the … |
CNNJudge: Hospital can disconnect brain-dead teenUSA TODAYThe ruling by Alameda County Judge Evelio Grillo followed testimony from a Stanford University neurologist that 13-year-old Jahi McMath met all medical criteria for brain death, the third such c…
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Jahi McMath: Stanford neurologist affirms Oakland girl is brain-dead
Los Angeles Times In statement after statement, the hospital’s chief of pediatrics, David Durand, has expressed his “deepest sympathy” for Jahi’s mother. But, he added, “the ventilator cannot reverse the brain death that has occurred and it would be wrong to give false … |
Guardian ExpressBrain Death and Pregnancy: Texas Refusing to Take Woman Off Life SupportGuardian ExpressBrain death and pregnancy have caused a problem for Texas officials, who are refusing to take a woman off life support despite it being against her …
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Jahi McMath: Judge extends order to keep brain-dead girl on ventilator
San Jose Mercury News Byrne, a devout Catholic, has said that brain death is not true death, a belief that contrasts with the majority of the medical establishment. Both sides expressed satisfaction with Monday’s ruling. Jahi’s grandmother, Sandra Chatman, said it would … |
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Judge orders “brain dead” teen Jahi McMath kept on ventilator through holidays
CBS News The Chief of Pediatric Neurology at Stanford Children’s Hospital, Dr. Paul Fisher, is a known expert on brain death and has performed many such examinations,” Children’s chief of pediatrics Dr. David Durand, said in an emailed statement. “We have the … Court-appointed doctor says Calif. teen brain deadUSA TODAY Court-appointed doctor declares California teen brain deadFox News Mother of Jahi McMath, brain-dead after tonsillectomy, vows to fightLos Angeles Times San Jose Mercury News –San Francisco Chronicle all 226 news articles » |
Bioethicists must rethink the concept of death: the idea of brain death is not …h+ MagazineDeath has historically been believed to be an event that coincided with the onset of clinical death. It is now understood that death is a series of physical ev…
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Mother of Jahi McMath, brain-dead after tonsillectomy, vows to fight
Los Angeles Times In statement after statement, the hospital’s chief of pediatrics, David Durand, has expressed his “deepest sympathy” for Jahi’s mother. But, he added, “the ventilator cannot reverse the brain death that has occurred and it would be wrong to give false … |
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Judge orders California hospital to keep treating girl declared brain dead for …
Nanaimo Daily News Byrne is the co-editor of the 2001 book “Beyond Brain Death,” which presents a variety of arguments against using brain-based criteria for declaring a person dead. In a phone interview, Byrne said he could not comment in detail because he had not seen … |
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Judge orders Calif. hospital to keep teen declared brain dead on ventilator …
Fox News Arthur L. Caplan, who leads the Division of Medical Ethics at NYU Langone Medical Center and is not involved in Jahi’s case, told the Associated Press that once brain death has been declared, a hospital is under no obligation to keep a patient on a … Neurologist to examine Oakland girl brain-dead after tonsillectomyLos Angeles Times Alive or dead? Brain death a complicated issueSan Francisco Chronicle Brain Death Not so Simple: Family Wins Right to Keep Daughter AliveGuardian Express Contra Costa Times –Medical Daily all 812 news articles » |