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הרב יצחק זילברשטיין ד"ר י. השינג מתן מורפיום לחולה סופני הסובל מחנק - שו"ת שאלה: כבוד הרב

This is a much more complicated question. Let us break it down into several segments. 1. Can one do

Many people are gluten intolerant and have a hard time eating Matzo even on Seder night. For some of

I would like to share with you the first part of a note by Rabbi Yaakov Weiner, who runs a center for

Following up on a previous discussion about whether it is proper to name a premature infant before

Rabbi Akiva Tatz MD, founder and director of the Jerusalem Medical Ethics Forum, told the following

The following case is taken from a presentation Monday afternoon by Rav Akiva Tatz MD at Hackensack

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Rabbi L. Garelik (rabbi serving the community in Brussels (Belgium) asked whether there is a source

I was asked if a mother of very premature twins may use a manual pump to extract her milk on Shabbos.

Chayav Mitzvoth? Subject to ' S'char V'onesh? ' To What extent, is the Jewish

I just wanted to make sure everyone who is interested is aware of the conference next week at the

What happens in the case of an oriented patient? Can an oriented patient request a DNR even if

This question arose in the last few days. 93 year old female patient, fully active until a fall and

It has been brought to my attention by sleep apnea patients that some models such as Resmed autoset

I promised before Yom Kippur to address the question of whether someone who eats "pachus mik

Another issue that occurred to me about CPAP on Shabbos. I understand that a lot of people need to

The Rema at the end of Siman 335 in Yoreh deah rules according to the Kol Bo that comforting the

This question was posed to me last week, and I will write a technical response and the actual

A medical student asked me the following question a couple of days' ago: Can he ask a non-

I am enclosing some basic texts regarding who is considered a "shoteh" to be halachically

I have a general question which doesn't address either of the situations specifically. What is

I am enclosing some basic texts regarding who is considered a "shoteh" to be halachically

As the median age increases, the incidence of Alzheimer's and dementia has increased rapidly.