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Article: Doctors groups pen update to ancient Hippocratic oath; Cite patients' needs in 21st century, medical care rights.(NATION)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- February 6, 2002
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Byline: Ellen Sorokin, THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Doctors dealing with medical advancements such as cloning and private health care now can seek answers in a new code of ethics - a set of guidelines that will act as a supplement to what some medical officials call an outdated Hippocratic oath.
The authors of the new code said yesterday the "Charter on Medical Professionalism" will better help doctors meet the needs of patients in the 21st century and defend patients' access to medical care, an element not included in the more than 2,500-year-old oath.
It urges doctors to keep up with scientific advances such as technology improvements and work toward ...