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Assisted dying, palliative care and patient choice | Letters

Readers respond to an article by Dr Zubir Ahmed, who argued that better palliative care should be prioritised before assisted dying is legalised I work as a renal physician, including on a transplant ward, so I will have had many of the same experiences as Zubir Ahmed, but I do not share his opinion about assisted dying ( As a doctor, I say this: before we even consider assisted dying, fix how we…

Assisted dying, palliative care and patient choice | Letters

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Have Amish Children Been Diagnosed With Autism? Trump's Post Explained

Trump shared a graphic linking Amish children, autism and vaccination. Here's what studies found and what experts say.

  • President Trump linked autism to vaccination status in Amish children via social media graphic.
  • 2010 study identified 25 Amish children with potential autism, seven confirmed.
  • Public health experts refute Trump's claim, citing no vaccine-autism link.

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