The human genome genetic code was decoded on this day 23 years ago with a cooperative effort from medical researchers at Washington University in St. Louis and a few select other university partners in the project. The breakthrough signaled the start of a new era in medicine, one that held the promise of novel, …
On this day 33 years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its decision in Cruzan vs. Director of the Missouri Department of Health. The Court found it was acceptable to require “clear and convincing evidence” of a patient’s wishes for removal of life support. A significant outcome of the case was the normalization of …
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