The Hippocratic Oath (modern version) 1. I swear to fulfill, to the best of my ability & judgment, this

covenant 2. I will respect the hard-won scientific gains of those physicians in

whose steps I walk & gladly share such knowledge as is mine with those who are to follow

3. I will apply, for the benefit of the sick, all measures which are required, avoiding those twin traps of overtreatment & therapeutic nihilism

4. I will remember that there is art to medicine as well as science & that warmth, sympathy & understanding may outweigh the surgeon’s knife or the chemist’s drug

5. I will not be ashamed to say “ I know not” nor will I fail to call in my colleagues when the skills of another are needed for a patient’s recovery

6. I will respect the privacy of my patients for their problems are not disclosed to me that the world may know. Most especially must I tread with care in matters of life & death. If it is given me to save a life, all thanks. But it may also be within my power to take a life; this awesome responsibility must be faced with great humbleness & awareness of my own frailty. Above all, I must not play God.

7. I will remember that I do not treat a fever chart, a cancerous growth, but a sick human being, whose illness may affect the person’s family & economic stability. My responsibility includes these related problems, if I am to care adequately for the sick.

8. I will prevent disease whenever I can, for prevention is preferable to cure.

9. I will remember that I remain a member of society, with special obligations to all my fellow, with special obligations to all my fellow beings, those sound of mind & body as well as the infirm

The Hippocratic Oath (modern version)

10. If I do not violate this oath, may I enjoy life & art, respected while I live & remembered with affection there after. May I always act so as to preserve the finest traditions of my calling and may I long experience the joy of healing those who seek my help

The Hippocratic Oath (modern version)

Written in 1964 by Louis LasagnaAcademic Dean of the School of Medicine,

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Italian Nurse of Death

• 28 November 2014, “Our investigation shows that between 2012 and 2014, 93 patients in her care died” Dr. Mancini

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• A board-certified emergency medicine physician from Seattle, Washington. He earned a Master’s Degree in Public Health specializing in preventative medicine from Loma Linda University & trained at Stanford University.

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