August 16, 2017
(STAT News) – But instead of rejecting members who get contrary results, Donovan said, the conversations are “overwhelmingly” focused on helping the person to rethink the validity of the genetic test. And some of those critiques — while emerging from … Read More
August 14, 2017
(The Verge) – With the end of Orphan Black imminent, we’re looking at the real world for our fix of real science straddling the world of science fiction. Since the show began airing in 2013, have we gotten any closer … Read More
August 4, 2017
Studies in Christian Ethics (vol. 30, no. 2, 2017) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Ethics, Human Oocytes and the Teleology of the Body: An Appreciation of Gilbert Meilaender’s Work” by Paul Lauritzen “Gilbert Meilaender and the Tragedy … Read More
July 3, 2017
(STAT News) – Thousands of Hmong emigrated from Southeast Asia after the Vietnam War, when the CIA recruited them to fight or spy on the United States’s behalf, only to face harsh repercussions after U.S. forces withdrew. Many Hmong understand … Read More
May 18, 2017
(Science) – In fact, the German people have no unique genetic heritage to protect. They—and all other Europeans—are already a mishmash, the children of repeated ancient migrations, according to scientists who study ancient human origins. New studies show that almost … Read More
March 23, 2017
(The Economist) – Ms Case and Mr Deaton have now updated their work on these so-called “deaths of despair”. The results, presented this week at the Brookings Institution, a think-tank, are no happier. White middle-age mortality continued to rise in … Read More
March 15, 2017
(NPR) – Should the Irish Giant be allowed to rest in peace? That’s the question swirling around the bones of Charles Byrne, a literal giant from Ireland who was an 18th century celebrity. His enormous skeleton is on public display … Read More
December 23, 2016
(CNN) – As well as being isolated in tiny “menstruation huts” — small, ramshackle buildings with small doors and often no windows and poor sanitation and ventilation — women and girls are forbidden from touching other people, cattle, green vegetables … Read More
December 13, 2016
(Vox) – Now, a study out in JAMA, from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, maps out mortality trends by county and cause from 1980 to 2014. This new data massively complicates the story many people have been telling … Read More
November 16, 2016
(Scientific American) – An estimated 1.4 million Americans, close to 0.6 percent of the population of the United States, identify as transgender. And, today, the topic of transgender health care is more widely discussed than ever before. Despite this, lost in … Read More
September 21, 2016
(Nature) – Zuckerberg and Chan have set themselves an audacious goal: eliminating, curing or preventing disease by the end of the century. They intend to get there by coaxing teams with diverse expertise to collaborate on developing new tools and … Read More
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
