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April 13, 2024
When does the brain die? While the concept of brain death has been widely accepted by medical professionals since the late-1960s, significant questions about its precise nature still remain. The National Catholic Bioethics Center (NCBC) has released a report, “Integrity in the Determination of Brain Death: Recent Challenges and Next Steps”, to draw attention to
August 12, 2014
There is much about brain function that is not yet understood and it appears that the medical definition of 'brain death' is not infallible
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