Tag: medical

Senior woman sitting on the wheelchair alone

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Wesley J. Smith
Date
November 14, 2023

Categorized
Ethics

Tagged
Culture of Death, Death, Euthanasia, medical, Morality, Wesley J. Smith}

Euthanasia’s Slippery Slope

_{Once a society embraces death as the answer to suffering, what counts as suffering never stops expanding.} _{Wesley J. Smith
November 14, 2023

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Ethics}

Note well that the concept of the “completed life” need not involve any physical illness, disabling condition, or psychiatric malady at all.

Assisted Suicide and the Dangers of “Word Engineering”

_{When radical policies are proposed, the first step is to change the lexicon to make it seem less extreme, even mundane.} _{Wesley J. Smith
November 1, 2023

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Medicine and Health}

If people don’t kill themselves because of concern about stigma, isn’t that good? I mean, shouldn’t we want fewer people to commit suicide?

How Tongue Stimulation Accelerates Brain Healing

_{The Amazing Clinical Results from Neurostimulation} _{Jonathan Sackier
June 6, 2019

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The human brain can both adapt and heal itself. Can this healing be accelerated without brain surgery? Using stimulation, of all places, to the tongue can result in incredible changes to brain functions. Can this technology help rewire the brain of those with disorders like Multiple Sclerosis and Cerebral Palsy? That’s the topic today on Mind Matters. Show Notes 00:50 Read More ›

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Jonathan Sackier
Date
May 23, 2019

Tagged
AI, brain, medical, mind, neuro, neuron, neuroplasticity, trauma}

How the Injured Brain Heals Itself

_{Our Amazing Neuroplasticity} _{Jonathan Sackier
May 23, 2019

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You get a paper cut and over time your body heals it. The brain can also both adapt and heal itself. How can we facilitate this healing in patients with brain challenges? We address that question today on Mind Matters. Show Notes 01:15 | Introduction 02:25 | Brain Healing and Repair 04:50 | Neuroplasticity 06:00 | Nature of Addiction 07:45 Read More ›