Intubation and DNI
What is a DNI? Does Jewish Law Ever Believe a DNI is Appropriate? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=946FEW5ZvXk Many conditions can cause a person to have difficulty breathing. Examples include: Heart attack Overdose of…
Artificial Feeding
https://youtu.be/IsS-2E3A0oU When a person cannot consume food or liquids orally, there are a number of different methods to administer artificial nutrition and hydration. Some key terms and methods of artificial…
Hospice Care
Hospice is not a place but a philosophy of care. Hospice cares for people wherever they are located: their home, a nursing or assisted living facility, or a hospital. This…
Truth Telling and Communication
When someone is facing serious health challenges, healthcare professionals and family members often struggle to discuss their diagnosis and prognosis. Sharing difficult news, especially about mortality, is never easy. Some…
Living Facilities and Nursing Homes
In the 12th century, two great Jewish scholars debated the responsibility for taking care of elderly parents. Maimonides, the famous legalist and physician, asserted that if a child could no…
Dementia
How Judaism Views Patients with Dementia What is Dementia? Dementia describes a group of symptoms associated with a decline in memory, reasoning or other thinking skills. It is caused by…
Frailness and Chronic Illness
When deciding about new medical intervention in very ill patients, it is helpful to distinguish between two different types of cases: “End-of-life” illness: Patients who have a definite, incurable disease…
