September 19, 2016
(Wall Street Journal) – W.P. Kinsella, the Canadian novelist whose writing about baseball was the basis for the 1989 film “Field of Dreams,” died Friday at 81 with the help of a doctor acting under Canada’s new physician-assisted suicide law, … Read More
September 5, 2016
(The New Yorker) – To achieve today’s desirable veneer of innocence, the industry recommends a practice of constant, self-diagnostic work. This is not new, of course. “We are all chimeras, theorized and fabricated hybrids of machine and organism,” Donna Haraway … Read More
July 28, 2016
(Quartz) – “Patient autonomy” is a relatively new concept in Western medicine, and its significance depends on your perspective. On the one hand, patients report feeling lost in the system ? stripped down to a gown and underwear and pressured … Read More
June 8, 2016
Christian Journal for Global Health (vol. 3, no. 1, 2016) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Christians and the SDGs” by H. Elliot Larson “Theological Foundations for an Effective Christian Response to the Global Disease Burden in Resource-Constrained Regions” … Read More
June 1, 2016
(Chicago Tribune) – Why is such questioning necessary? Shouldn’t life-saving be the default? Granted, it all worked out. Yet combining such hurdles with the blatant subtext of “Me Before You” — which is based on Jojo Moyes’ 2012 novel of … Read More
May 27, 2016
(Sci Dev Net) – The past few years have seen various attempts to reduce bureaucracy. As part of this, Brazilian human and social scientists have pushed for changes in the ethical and legal framework of all types of research involving human … Read More
May 25, 2016
Palliative Medicine (vol. 30, no. 6, 2016) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Quantifying the Burden of Opioid Medication Errors in Adult Oncology and Palliative Care Settings: A Systematic Review” by Nicole Heneka, et al. “Generalist Palliative Care in … Read More
May 20, 2016
(The Atlantic) – Segregation is baked into the way people and institutions discuss health care at its most basic levels. Racial differences in almost every health outcome—from infant mortality to life expectancy––are obvious and pronounced, especially between white people and … Read More
April 13, 2016
Journal of Bioethical Inquiry (vol. 13, no. 1, 2016) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “The Trojan Citation and the ‘Accidental’ Plagarist” by David Shaw “A Not-So-Gentle Refutation of the Defence of Homeopathy” by Jakub Zawila-Niedzwiecki and Jacek Olender … Read More
April 13, 2016
Ethical Theory and Moral Practice (vol. 19, no. 2, 2016) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Empirical Adequacy and Virtue Ethics” by Philip A. Reed “Human Enhancement, Social Solidarity, and the Distribution of Responsibility” by John Danaher “Causal Impotence … Read More
April 12, 2016
Hastings Center Report (vol. 46, no. 2, 2016) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Why Bioethics Has a Race Problem” by John Hoberman “Emergence of a Discipline? Growth in U.S. Postsecondary Bioethics Degrees” “Keep It Complicated” by Gregory E. … Read More
April 11, 2016
(Wired) – Gregory Pence is a leading expert on bioethics, and back in 2000 he was the only bioethicist to testify before Congress against a bill that would have outlawed human cloning. Pence rolls his eyes at most science fiction, … Read More
April 6, 2016
(US News & World Report) – Throughout the life cycle, people from racial and ethnic minority groups in America often get inferior care compared to white Americans. Many minorities live and work in environments that are less healthy, receive less preventive care … Read More
March 29, 2016
(CNN) – When I first heard that the film “Vaxxed: From Cover-Up to Catastrophe” would be shown at the Tribeca Film Festival, my heart sank. I thought, “Here we go again. It’s not over.” The film is directed and co-written … Read More
March 11, 2016
(The Atlantic) – Abdirahman, a respiratory therapist in the intensive-care unit of Portland’s Mercy Hospital, is called into local hospitals three to four times a week for cases where members of Portland’s Somali community need help navigating the complexities of … Read More
March 9, 2016
Developing World Bioethics (vol. 16, no. 1, 2016) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Reviewing HIV-Related Research in Emerging Economies: The Role of Government Reviewing Agencies” by Patrina Sexton, et al. “Managing Ethical Challenges to Mental Health Research in … Read More
March 7, 2016
Journal of Medical Ethics (vol. 42, no. 3, 2016) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Female Genital Alteration: A Compromise Solution” by Kavita Shah Arora and Allen J. Jacobs “Not All Cultural Traditions Deserve Respect” by Ruth Macklin “Should … Read More
February 29, 2016
(NBC News) – When it comes to infertility, are celebrities just like us? Model and TV host Chrissy Teigen has defended her decision to choose a baby girl while undergoing in vitro fertilization. The now pregnant celebrity has been very … Read More
February 3, 2016
Journal of Genetic Counseling (vol. 25, no. 1, 2016) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Challenges of Pre- and Post-Test Counseling for Orthodox Jewish Individuals in the Premarital Phase” by E. Rose, et al. “Experiences of Women Who Underwent … Read More
November 23, 2015
(The Atlantic) – Around this time of year, “Silent Night” typically evokes nativity scenes: a mother and child, in heavenly peace. Which made it all the more dissonant to hear the song near the end of Thursday’s mid-season finale of … Read More
September 30, 2015
(Scientific American) – There are many aspects involved in preparing for the end of life. For Jains, it may include Sallekhan?, a voluntary and gradual reduction of food (and eventually water) until the individual fasts to death. Originating in the Ganges … Read More
September 15, 2015
Medical Law Review (vol. 23, no. 3, 2015) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “The Offender Personality Disorder Pathway: Risking Rehabilitation?” by Leon McRae “Legal Bases for Disclosing Confidential Patient Information for Public Health” Distinguishing between Health Protection and … Read More
September 3, 2015
(Scientific American) – Although racial disparities continue to plague the health care system there is one bright spot: the gap in kidney transplants appears to have closed. For the first time rates of such transplants among white and black patients … Read More
August 28, 2015
(The Guardian) – Do a quick survey of recent stories, for example, and you will find research that claims “intelligence, creativity and bipolar disorder may share underlying genetics” and a much-reported story that found that Holocaust survivors may have passed … Read More
August 24, 2015
(The New York Times) – Hospice use has been growing fast in the United States as more people choose to avoid futile, often painful medical treatments in favor of palliative care and dying at home surrounded by loved ones. But … Read More
