Life and Death

life and death all matter

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Trump 'to scrap' affirmative action policy

The Obama-era guidance encourages colleges to take a student's race into account for admissions.

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(via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWWkUzkfJ4M)

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Russia plans to ban 'baby boxes' for unwanted infants - BBC News

Russia plans to ban "baby boxes" - the hatches introduced in many countries where desperate mothers can safely abandon a baby.

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比利時允17歲病人安樂死　成當地首宗未成年案例

比利時兩年前取消接受安樂死病人的年齡限制後，一名臨終的17歲病人近日已接受安樂死，成為該國首例。

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Belgium minor first to be granted euthanasia - BBC News

A terminally ill teenager has been helped to die in Belgium, the first case since age restrictions on euthanasia were lifted in 2014.

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Bedridden Vietnam vet dies 3 days after going fishing as dying wish | Fox News

A bedridden 69-year-old veteran terminally ill with cancer died shortly after going on a fishing trip that was his dying wish.

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Taiwanese drama about a family and their PSV son

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夫妻檔拍戲　李思欣演醫生圓夢

藝人李思欣與丈夫范振鋒齊齊為理工大學拍攝微電影，二人於戲中飾演「兩公婆」，該片的主題有關哲學，戲中范振鋒與思欣是一仔一女的...

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【馮仁昭四圍超】李思欣演醫生有難度

李思欣同老公范振鋒最近為理工大學嘅一套微電影《生與死》開工，故事改編自一個小巴意外真實個案，思欣演懷...

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9月開學，港大醫學院來了一批不能說話的「新老師」，學生同懷著感恩之心進行敬禮，他們是…… | 佛門網

9月是學校的開學月份，每年這段時候，香港大學的醫科二年級生均會迎接一批「新來」的老師。這班老師不能開聲，但他們為每一位醫科生提供最難得的實踐經驗……

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長者製紀念冊 記生前事錄身後願 - 20160824 - 港聞 - 港聞二

【明報專訊】「年輕一輩比我還害怕提及死亡，其實沒什麼可怕。」面對隨時將至的死亡，一班長者選擇用紀念冊記下自己一生的故事及遺願，及早計劃後事。有長者遺憾未能替丈夫預備他喜愛的壽衣，於是及早為自己親自挑選壽衣及交代葬禮儀式，冀人生最後一段路走來無憾。

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Watson goes to Asia as hospitals use supercomputer for cancer treatment

The goal is to use Watson’s natural language processing to mine the medical literature and a patient’s records to provide treatment advice.

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Widow's court battle over frozen embryos - BBC News

The widow of a Falklands war veteran will ask the High Court to prevent embryos they created being destroyed. Samantha Jefferies wants to have her dead husband's child.

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(via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqJoHHCau10)

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This is such a phenomenal idea! I think service dogs could be an invaluable asset to funeral homes and those they serve. I hope to see this concept bloom so more and more facilities of health and death care adopt a furry co-worker of their own.

You can read more about Lulu below!

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/funeral-therapy-dog_us_577164fae4b017b379f6bead

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