The research fits a cultural anthropology context, pursuing, at this level, the identification of particular views on death, as reported by doctors from various specialties. The current research took into consideration the meaning of death from the point of view of such doctors, without worrying...

Morbid states are determined by complex factors acting in a synergistic system. Thus, population health is an integrated indicator of social development of a country, reflecting the socio-economic and moral welfare of the people, living conditions and consumption of health services, as well as...

The analysis provided by the National Strategy for Research, Development and Innovation 2007 – 2013 indicated serious weaknesses in the Romanian research, development and innovation system, and it emphasized the gap compared to the global trends in science and technology due to the chronic...

Giving value to the wishes of the terminal patients regarding the treatment at the end of their life, the use of the advance directive, as an extension of their autonomy when the patients are incompetent, represents a mean to respect and promote their dignity. The authors present and discuss the...

The traditional Roma people live in a world filled with their taboos, cultural values and laws that rule all aspects of their lives. In Roma culture, disease has a complex and mystic significance. The disease, the hospital and medical stuff are considered impure (pollution). Coping with disease...

The advance directive is a medical and legal tool used for several years in the United states of America. It represents the written will expressed in advance by a patient or by healthy people regarding their wishes regarding future healthcare in case at some point they will not be able to...

Medical decision-making process, especially for terminal patients, must be balanced and relevant from the medical, ethical, psychological, social, cultural and religious, as well as legal points of view. Still, there should be certain limits imposed by the best interests of the patient and...

Stereotyping is a phenomenon often met in society and it is manifested by stigmatization and discrimination. This phenomenon gains a deeply negative character when it is manifested in providing healthcare to some groups of people, races, and ethnicities. This paper is based on data obtained...