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ISSN0011-7781
DELAWARE
MEDICAL
JOURNAL
Official Publication of the Medical Society of Delaware
900 Prides Crossing Newark, Delaware 19713
Editor-in-Chief
Peter V. Rocca, MD
Editorial Board
Vincent F. Carr, DO
Evan H. Crain, MD Andrew J. Doorey, MD Steven L. Edell, DO Gerard J. Fulda, MD Stephanie H. Guarino, MD Ralph P. Ierardi, MD Rebecca Jaffe, MD, MPH Nancy Kim, MD
James F. Lally, MD
Joseph A. Lieberman III, MD, MPH Brian W. Little, MD, PhD
Gregory A. Masters, MD
Leo W. Raisis, MD
Anthony C. Sciscione, DO
Sonya N. Tuerff, MD
Robert J. Varipapa, MD
Michael R. Zaragoza, MD
Former Editors
Robert B. Flinn, MD
G. Stephen DeCherney, MD, MPH
Contents
PRESIDENT’S PAGE
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Options ... at the End of Life
Richard W. Henderson, MD
OPINION
Medical Society of Delaware Statement on Physician-Assisted Suicide
NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE CLINICAL TRIAL OF THE MONTH
OPINION
Why I Support the End of Life Options Act, HB 160
Robert J. Varipapa, Sr., MD
OPINION
Physician-Assisted Suicide Misses the Mark on Improving End-of-Life Care
John J. Goodill, MD
SCIENTIFIC ARTICLE
Delaware Newborn Hearing Screening: A System That Works
Carlos Duran, MD
CASE REPORT
Slender Man Strikes Again!
Salman Salaria, MD, MPH; Mary Diamond, DO, MA, MPA; Thomas L. Olson, PhD; Imran Trimzi, MD
CASE REPORT
Management of Autonomic Instability in Clostridium Tetani Infection
Fazal Ali, DO; Sanjana Bhatia-Patel, DO; Kathleen Eldridge, MD
MSDIS CORNER
Complete Exposure Assessment is First Shield Against ID Theft
Kathleen Kennelly
MEMBER NEWS
Member / Hospital News
On the Cover:
“Serious Business” 25 x 30 oil on canvas by Gay Freeborn.
The Delaware Medical Journal (ISSN 0011-7781, USPS 152140) is published monthly by the Medical Society of Delaware at 900 Prides Crossing, Newark, DE 19713. Periodicals postage paid at Newark, Delaware, 19711 and additional entry offices. Copyright 2018 by the Medical Society of Delaware. The Delaware Medical Journal does not hold itself responsible for statements made by any contributor or advertiser. Annual subscription rates are $30 for domestic and $45 for overseas. Single copies are $2.50. Advertising copy is accepted, subject to the approval of the Editorial Board of the Medical Society of Delaware. For information about advertising, call the Journal office at (302) 366-1400. POSTMASTER: Address changes to 900 Prides Crossing, Newark, DE 19713.
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