Baruch A. Brody

TL;DR: Estrogen alone or in combination with a progestin improves lipoproteins and lowers fibrinogen levels without detectable effects on postchallenge insulin or blood pressure and in women with a uterus, CEE with cyclic MP has the most favorable effect on HDL-C and no excess risk of endometrial hyperplasia.

TL;DR: The multisociety statement on responding to requests for potentially inappropriate treatments in intensive care units provides guidance for clinicians to prevent and manage disputes in patients with advanced critical illness.

TL;DR: The Uniform Determination of Death Act provided the legal articulation of the whole-brain criterion of death as irreversible cessation of all functions of the brain, including the brainstem.

TL;DR: The surrogate decision maker for a comatose woman dying of multisystem organ failure in an intensive care unit (ICU) was her estranged husband; they separated because of repeated spousal abuse.

TL;DR: There is substantial variation among policies on conflicts of interest at medical schools and other research institutions, and the fact that many scientific journals and funding agencies do not require disclosure of conflicts of interests suggests that the current standards may not be adequate to maintain a high level of scientific integrity.