This paper draws on Card’s discussions of moral luck to consider the complicated moral life of people—described as pessimists—who accept the heavy knowledge of the predictability of the bad moral luck of oppression. The potential threat to ethics posed by this knowledge can be overcome by the pessimist whose resistance to oppression, even in the absence of hope, expresses a sense of still havin...

In every medical specialty bad, sad, and difficult information must be given to patients and their families. An insensitive approach increases the distress of recipients of bad news, may exert a lasting impact on their ability to adapt and adjust, and can lead to anger and an increased risk of litigation. Many doctors also find these interactions stressful, and in the absence of much effective ...

Richard E Sarginson, Andy J Petros, Nia Taylor, Mark A Fox, Ian Weir, Luciano Silvestri, Hendrick KF van Saene, Miguel Angel de la Cal Department of Paediatric Anaesthesia, RLCNHS Trust Alder Hey, Eaton Road, Liverpool L12 2AP Paediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, Great Ormond Street, London WC1N 3JH School of Clinical Sciences, Duncan Building,...

This paper shatters the notion or myth that Kanye West (aka Ye) is some kind of cunning, musical genius, a political mastermind, as he has waded into trouble waters American politics. Indeed, nothing can be further from truth, rapper most obvious example “Uncle Tom” phenomenon. to say Ye’s racial transgressions will never overlocked, tarred forever because his association with white supremacist...

Evidence • FLEX1: An RCT of 1099 postmenopausal women with osteoporosis (mean age 73, 60% with previous fracture, 4to 5-year use of alendronate) randomized to 5 mg or 10 mg of alendronate or placebo. After 5 additional years, bone mineral density (BMD) scores in the placebo group were lower than in the alendronate group, and total nonvertebral fractures and total vertebral fractures were not st...

objective: bad news disclosure is one of the most complex tasks of physicians. recent evidences indicate that patients' and physicians' attitude toward breaking bad news has been changed since few years ago. the evidence of breaking bad news is different across cultures. the aim of this study is to evaluate the attitude of medical staff toward breaking bad news to provide a clinical guideline i...