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France is proposing to allow terminally ill patients to take lethal medication

PARIS (AP) — France’s government presented a bill Wednesday to allow adults with terminal cancer or other incurable illness to take lethal medication, as public demands grow for legal options for aid in dying. Many French people have traveled to neighboring countries where medically assisted suicide or euthanasia are legal. French President Emmanuel Macron has long promised such a bill. To benefit from the newly proposed measure, patients would need to be over 18 and be French citizens or live in France, Health Minister Catherine Vautrin said after a Cabinet meeting. A team of ...

The amazing technology inside hearing aids

Our electronic devices, be they computers, phones, thermostats, etc. are circuit boards of various sizes all controlling input and output information through the brain of the circuit or the microprocessor chip. Since the 1980s these chips keep getting smaller and smaller yet able to handle or process unbelievable thousands of signals or commands instantly. These devices all have some space in modules that clip or are soldered into the circuit board for the software that runs everything and some storage of information the device needs to remember, called memory data. Small devices ...

Eyeing up an eclipse?

Solar eclipses are rare and awe-inspiring events, but they can also have life-altering effects on your vision. Looking directly at the sun can cause long-term retinal damage and even blindness, so safety is important to enjoy this amazing event. Make sure you take all the necessary ...

Does your lifestyle affect your eyes?

We are all aware of the impact certain lifestyle choices — smoking, activity level, sleep — can have on our health and wellness, but do many of us consider how these decisions also affect our eye health? Our eyes are an essential organ, yet we often take them for granted. Your daily habits ...

Make an informed decision for organ donation

Deciding to become an organ donor is important, and it’s worth considering more often than when you renew your license at the DMV. Every nine minutes, someone in the United States joins the national organ transplant waiting list. Every day, 17 people on that list die waiting for an organ ...