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Medical confidentiality and (un)lawful end-of-life decisions: the case of the 'deacon of death' University of Antwerp
Recently, Belgian society was shocked by the trial of a former nurse/deacon who admitted to ending the lives of approximately 20 people, and maybe more, in a hospital between 1978 and 2012. The case is generally known as the "Deacon of Death". The facts were uncovered as a result of a psychiatrist's intervention. The deacon had serious sleeping problems and consulted a psychiatrist. During these sessions, the deacon confessed several murders. ...
The death and the resurrection of (psy)critique: the case of neuroeducation Ghent University
A rapidly emerging hegemonic neuro-culture and a booming neural subjectivity signal the entry point for an inquiry into the status of the signifier neuro as a universal passe-partout. The wager of this paper is that the various (mis)appropriations of the neurosciences in the media and in academia itself point to something essential, if not structural, in connection with both the discipline of the neurosciences and the current socio-cultural and ...
The Birth and Death of Toxins with Distinct Functions: A Case Study in the Sea Anemone Nematostella KU Leuven
The cnidarian Nematostella vectensis has become an established lab model, providing unique opportunities for venom evolution research. The Nematostella venom system is multimodal: involving both nematocytes and ectodermal gland cells, which produce a toxin mixture whose composition changes throughout the life cycle. Additionally, their modes of interaction with predators and prey vary between eggs, larvae, and adults, which is likely shaped by ...
Extreme Value Analysis of Mortality at the Oldest Ages: A Case Study Based on Individual Ages at Death KU Leuven
© 2017, Copyright © Society of Actuaries. In this article, the force of mortality at the oldest ages is studied using the statistical tools from extreme value theory. A unique data basis recording all individual ages at death above 95 for extinct cohorts born in Belgium between 1886 and 1904 is used to illustrate the relevance of the proposed approach. No leveling off in the force of mortality at the oldest ages is found, and the analysis ...
Multi-modality imaging in an exceptional case of aborted sudden cardiac death Vrije Universiteit Brussel
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Reductions in malaria and anaemia case and death burden at hospitals following scale-up of malaria control in Zanzibar, 1999-2008 Institute of Tropical Medicine
BACKGROUND: In Zanzibar, the Ministry of Health and partners accelerated malaria control from September 2003 onwards. The impact of the scale-up of insecticide-treated nets (ITN), indoor-residual spraying (IRS) and artemisinin-combination therapy (ACT) combined on malaria burden was assessed at six out of seven in-patient health facilities. METHODS: Numbers of outpatient and inpatient cases and deaths were compared between 2008 and the ...
Reductions in malaria and anaemia case and death burden at hospitals following scale-up of malaria control in Zanzibar, 1999-2008 University of Antwerp
Background In Zanzibar, the Ministry of Health and partners accelerated malaria control from September 2003 onwards. The impact of the scale-up of insecticide-treated nets (ITN), indoor-residual spraying (IRS) and artemisinin-combination therapy (ACT) combined on malaria burden was assessed at six out of seven in-patient health facilities. Methods Numbers of outpatient and inpatient cases and deaths were compared between 2008 and the ...