When it comes to medical treatment, informed decisions by patients are a must. Healthcare providers need to seek consent or informed agreement from the patient before procedures or treatment can be imparted.
However, this process presumes that the patient is competent to make decisions and has understood the possible risks and the outcomes of the procedure or treatment. With ageing, and sometimes near the end of life, a patient may not be able to make informed decisions.
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THE ETERNAL MOTHER
Prayaag Akbar's new novel delves into the complexities of contemporary India
TURNING A NEW LEAF
Since the turn of the century, we have lost hundreds of thousands of trees. Many had stood for centuries, weathering storms, wars, droughts and famines.
INDIA'S BEATING GREEN HEART
Ramachandra Guha's new book-Speaking with Nature-is a chronicle of homegrown environmentalism that speaks to the world
A NEW LEASE FOR OLD FILMS
NOSTALGIA AND CURIOSITY BRING AUDIENCES BACK TO THE THEATRES TO REVISIT MOVIES OF THE YESTERYEARS
THE HOLY GRAIL OF COMPUTING
IN A GIANT LEAP TOWARDS BRAIN-INSPIRED COMPUTING, IISc RESEARCHERS HAVE ENGINEERED A DEVICE THAT PROCESSES INFORMATION LIKE NEURAL SYNAPSES, AND PROMISES A LEAP IN SPEED, ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND DATA SECURITY
THE MISSING STRIPES
Behind the missing 15 big cats in the Ranthambore National Park are a lax monitoring system by local forest officials, political pressure and unreliable numbers
DECOUPLING DILEMMA
AS TENSIONS BETWEEN INDIA AND CHINA THAW AND THE TRADE BETWEEN THEM GROWS, INDIA FACES THE TOUGH TASK OF KEEPING CHEAP CHINESE IMPORTS AT BAY WHILE ENCOURAGING THOSE THAT ITS DOMESTIC INDUSTRY NEEDS
KILLER STRESS
Unhealthy work practices in Indian companies are taking a toll on employees, triggering health issues and sometimes even death
AMARATHA HEAT WAVE
THE MARATHAS ARE ANGRY AND, UNDER MANOJ JARANGE-PATIL'S SWAY, MARATHWADA COULD WELL DECIDE WHO EVENTUALLY WINS IN MAHARASHTRA
A BOLD CASTE COUNT MOVE
The Telangana government has commissioned a comprehensive socio-economic, employment and caste survey that is far-reaching, with the ruling Congress even saying its results will set the ball rolling for an expansion of constitutional rights.
