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| Forum Offers Tips on Managing a Graceful Exit |
| By Rich McManus |
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STEP forum panelist Dr. June Lunney |
Death be not proud, said the poet; death be
not soon, say most of us; but death is something we can nonetheless
plan on and plan for, said experts at the STEP forum "One Guarantee
in Life — Death: Demystifying the Dying Process," held Dec.
8 at the Natcher Bldg.
Our cultural squeamishness about facing up to the reality of death
is no better handled by caregivers than by commoners, suggested
the six panelists. Doctors fight it tooth and nail — often
taking extreme and costly measures — and tend to regard death as a professional failure. Ethicists
are all for respecting all kinds of cultural traditions at the
end of life, but whisper more loudly in our ears now, "At what
financial cost to society?" And many people never get around to
the routine paperwork and consultation that can prevent confusion
and pain at the hour they bow out.
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| NIH Hosts Native American Researchers |
| By Susan Athey |
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Dr. Michael J. Carvan, III |
A group of Native American researchers whose
work ranges from suicide prevention to interventions to reduce
the number of childhood cavities recently gathered at NIH to present
their projects, meet with NIH leaders and network with each other.
Calling it the "first activity of its kind," NIGMS director Dr.
Jeremy Berg welcomed participants to the symposium, held as part
of NIH's annual American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month
celebration.
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