A 38-year-old man who spent more than five years in a mute, barely conscious state as a result of a severe head injury is now communicating regularly with family members and recovering his ability to move after having his brain stimulated with pulses of electric current, neuroscientists are reporting.
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Is it ethical for physicians to form a union? Facing a budget crisis, the Cook County (Ill.) government closed clinics and laid off hundreds of doctors and nurses. In response, a majority of physicians involved once again signed cards to join a union. Is it the right response?
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