Gesundheit und Frühe Hilfen: Die intersektorale Kooperation im Blick der Forschung

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Neurophysiology and the Problem of Human Free Will: A Case of “Nihil Sub Sole Novum”?

Over the last decade in Germany, a number of neuroscientists—and among them most prominently Wolf Singer—have claimed to be able to offer scientific evidence derived from neurophysiologic findings to conclusively negate the existence of human free will. In this paper, Singer’s position is examined according to its principal characteristics in order to answer the question whether it is a novel position as opposed to a position pertaining to one of the traditions of western philosophy and anthropology. Furthermore, we try to judge whether the neurobiological findings Singer and others use to justify their position are apt to satisfy the criteria for the presence of scientific evidence, i.e., if they are good reasons to believe that human will is unfree.     

Chirurgische Zugangswege zur Hämodialyse

The necessity to create permanent vascular access for hemodialysis is increasing due to the growing number of patients with terminal renal insufficiency. Dialogue between the treating nephrologist and the vascular surgeon is essential to create a permanently patent access, ideally an autologous arteriovenous fistula as the initial surgical treatment in affected patients. In cases of insufficient venous or arterial anatomical conditions making a primary arteriovenous fistula impossible the vascular surgeon must be familiar with the use of alternative access routes (e.g. permanent atrial catheter, biological and prosthetic grafts).