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Medical Council group considered omitting abortion paragraph

By Catherine Reilly | November 14, 2019

The Medical Council’s ethics working group considered entirely deleting the section on ‘termination of pregnancy’ (ToP) from the ethical guide for doctors, according to a consultation synopsis document obtained by the Medical Independent. The ethical guide would still have carried relevant guidance, such as on facilitating access to treatment and conscientious objection,…

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Now, bear with me and don’t shoot the messenger, but a major recent study is bound to cause a little controversy and perhaps a degree of debate around the role of antidepressants and whether or not they can be replaced or augmented by anti-inflammatories in treating depression. The study is titled ‘Efficacy and safety of…

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