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1Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act — The Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (usc|42|1395dd, EMTALA) is a United States Act of Congress passed in 1986 as part of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act. It requires hospitals and ambulance services to provide… …
2Medical tourism — (also called medical travel, health tourism or global healthcare) is a term initially coined by travel agencies and the mass media to describe the rapidly growing practice of travelling across international borders to obtain health care. It also… …
3Medical ethics — is a system of moral principles that apply values and judgments to the practice of medicine. As a scholarly discipline, medical ethics encompasses its practical application in clinical settings as well as work on its history, philosophy, theology …
4Medical Research Council (UK) — Medical Research Council MRC logo Abbreviation MRC Formation 1913 Legal status Government agency Purpose/focus …
5Medical amnesty policy — Medical Amnesty Policies are laws or acts enacted protecting from liability those who seek medical attention as a result of illegal actions. Such policies have been developing most notably in colleges in the United States regarding alcohol and… …
6Medical harm — According to the Cedars Sinai Elimination of Retained Foreign Object Task Force, 30% of objects accidentally left in the body as a result of surgery are surgical instruments.[1] Medical harm refers to any systemic failure in the health care… …
7treatment — n. care cure 1) to administer, give, provide treatment 2) to get, receive, undergo treatment 3) to respond to treatment 4) inpatient; medical; outpatient; radiation; shock treatment 5) treatment for (to undergo treatment for alcoholism) 6) under… …
8Medical analysis of circumcision — Numerous medical studies have examined the effects of male circumcision with mixed opinions regarding the benefits and risks of the procedure. Opponents of circumcision say it is medically unnecessary, is unethical when performed on newborns, is… …
9Treatment Advocacy Center — The Treatment Advocacy Center (TAC) is a United States nonprofit organization founded in 1998 by schizophrenia researcher E. Fuller Torrey and was originally part of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). TAC s focus is on promoting laws …
10treatment — noun 1 way you treat sb/sth ADJECTIVE ▪ favourable/favorable, preferential, special, VIP ▪ She was given the VIP treatment after winning a gold medal. ▪ generous, lenient …
