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Decisions At The End Of Life, Catherine A. Marco Jan 1998

Decisions At The End Of Life, Catherine A. Marco

Emergency Medicine Faculty Publications

As members of the Church, we believe that our Heavenly Father, in His divine judgment, chooses the appropriate time of death, the essential step and passageway to the next and more perfect life. Although medical technology has created many possibilities for increasing the quality and duration of life in many cases, its use must be appropriately and cautiously implemented. The role of medicine and technology should be to assist in providing cure and comfort to patients in need, rather than the artificial postponement of the natural process of dying.


Unchanged Maladies: Current Perspectives On Old Testament Diseases, Catherine A. Marco Jan 1995

Unchanged Maladies: Current Perspectives On Old Testament Diseases, Catherine A. Marco

Emergency Medicine Faculty Publications

As a physician reading the Old Testament this year, I often find myself speculating about some of the medical conditions referred to in the Old Testament. Although many disease entities have surely changed significantly over the past several thousand years, the human anatomy remains basically unchanged, thus rendering man susceptible to the same categories of disease in any day and age.


Coping With Unexpected Death, Catherine A. Marco Jan 1993

Coping With Unexpected Death, Catherine A. Marco

Emergency Medicine Faculty Publications

As physicians, we frequently encounter the task of notifying and supporting family members during critical situations. Perhaps the heaviest of burdens is the responsibility of informing family members and friends of the unexpected death of a loved one.