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Computerized Euthanasia.(computer program: life or death decisons)(Brief Article)
As 83-year-old Sam J. Calderone lingered in a coma following a devastating stroke, his adult daughters, faced with the question of whether to put him on life support, turned to a computer program called LifePath. They did this for help "in deciding what Dad would want if he could tell us," Marilyn Schwilm told the September 4th New York Times. Although she had signed a document authorizing the hospital to continue feeding her father, "I was questioning [the decision]. Was it the right decision? Was it what Dad would want? We weren't equipped to make those decisions, and the doctors, as good as they were, didn't help us make them."
Accordingly, Schwilm and her sister, JoAnna Jones, sought guidance from LifePath, and decided to remove the feeding tube. "It was still hard," recalled Schwilm. "It was still like I was killing my father, but the process and the ...
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- Magazine article from: American Banker Talley, Karen October 25, 1994 700+ words
...Wells Fargo & Co., San Francisco. The LifePath Funds, which the $52 billion-asset banking...than 100 of these offerings, including the LifePath Funds. In just six months, the LifePath Funds have attracted $170 million in retail...
- Edwards Lifesciences Receives European CE-Mark Approval for Next-Generation...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire September 27, 2001 700+ words
...approval to market its next-generation Lifepath AAA Endovascular Graft System within the European Community. The Lifepath AAA system is a less-invasive option...commercial rollout of the enhanced Lifepath AAA system in Europe immediately...
- Wells scores a hit with no-brainer funds.(Wells Fargo & Co., LifePath Funds...
- Magazine article from: American Banker Talley, Karen October 23, 1995 700+ words
...the San Francisco banking company's LifePath Funds - and their unique asset-allocation...rollout few other banks have matched, the LifePath funds amassed $600 million in assets...Wells Fargo's retail commitment. With LifePath, Wells Fargo - one of the first banks...
- Edwards Lifesciences to Discontinue Lifepath AAA Program.
- Press release article from: PR Newswire April 6, 2004 700+ words
...that the company will discontinue its Lifepath AAA endovascular graft program for treating...exploring strategic alternatives for its Lifepath AAA program as a result of a reprioritization...The company's decision to exit the Lifepath AAA business is expected to result in...
- EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES RECEIVES EUROPEAN CE-MARK APPROVAL FOR NEXT-GENERATION...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire September 27, 2001 700+ words
...approval to market its next-generation Lifepath AAA Endovascular Graft System within the European Community. The Lifepath AAA system is a less-invasive option...commercial rollout of the enhanced Lifepath AAA system in Europe immediately...
- Edwards halts Lifepath AAA effort in shift of R&D priorities.
- Newspaper article from: Medical Device Daily April 7, 2004 700+ words
Edwards halts Lifepath AAA effort in shift of R&D priorities...Tuesday that it is discontinuing its Lifepath AAA endovascular graft program for treating...it was exploring alternatives for the Lifepath AAA program. However, it said that...
- Endovascular Graft System Is An Enhanced Treatment Option.(Lifepath AAA...
- Newspaper article from: Pain & Central Nervous System Week October 22, 2001 700+ words
...approval to market its next-generation Lifepath AAA Endovascular Graft System within the European Community. The Lifepath AAA system is a less-invasive option...commercial rollout of the enhanced Lifepath AAA system in Europe immediately...
- Labor board files complaint against Pennsylvania care provider LifePath.
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News September 1, 2004 700+ words
...unfair labor practice charges against LifePath Inc., a nonprofit corporation that...in the Lehigh and Delaware valleys. LifePath broke federal labor laws by restraining...s complaint comes two days before 490 LifePath workers are scheduled to vote whether...
