August 9, 2017
(TIME) – The ableist conflation of disability with disease and suffering is age-old. Just peruse the history of medicine. Decades of eugenic practices. Sanctioned torture of people with intellectual disability. The mutilation of otherwise healthy bodies in the name of … Read More
August 9, 2017
(Toronto Star) – Researchers say genetic testing should be standard practice when diagnosing cerebral palsy after a new study found that genetic variations could be a factor in hemiplegic cerebral palsy, the most common form of the motor disability. Standardizing … Read More
July 19, 2017
(NPR) – Did the Zika virus put a heavier burden on women than it did on men when the virus swept through Brazil? A new report by Human Rights Watch argues that the answer is yes. It started with the … Read More
July 18, 2017
(New Scientist) – A blood test can scan a fetus’s entire genome for chromosomal abnormalities at 10 weeks of pregnancy. An extension of the non-invasive prenatal test (NIPT) for Down’s syndrome, the test could identify pregnancies that should be monitored … Read More
June 7, 2017
(New Scientist) – A machine-learning algorithm has analysed brain scans of 6-month-old children and predicted with near-certainty whether they will show signs of autism when they reach the age of 2. The finding means we may soon be able to … Read More
May 17, 2017
(New Scientist) – MIND CONTROL without the side effects. That’s the aim of a device that could help people control robotic limbs using thought alone – without the need for brain surgery. The device will be trialled in people with … Read More
May 3, 2017
(Science Daily) – A new generation of prosthetic limbs which will allow the wearer to reach for objects automatically, without thinking — just like a real hand — are to be trialled for the first time. Led by biomedical engineers … Read More
April 27, 2017
Genetics in Medicine (vol. 19, no. 4, 2017) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Successful Outcomes of Older Adolescents and Adults with Profound Biotinidase Deficiency Identified by Newborn Screening” by Barry Wolf “A Secondary Benefit: The Reproductive Impact of Carrier … Read More
April 26, 2017
(Kaiser Health News) – For years, experts have predicted that demand for services from a rapidly aging population would outstrip the capacity of the “direct care” workforce: personal care aides, home health aides and nursing assistants. The U.S. Bureau of … Read More
April 25, 2017
(Medical Xpress) – Optional prenatal screening for Down’s syndrome has become a ‘normal’ part of pregnancy, with consequences for women and their partners, according to new research by Cardiff University. In a study of healthcare professionals involved in Down’s syndrome … Read More
April 12, 2017
The Journal of Medicine & Philosophy (vol. 42, no. 2, 2017) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Why is Coerced Consent Worse Than No Consent and Deceived Consent?” by David Wendler and Alan Wertheimer “Defining the Boundaries of … Read More
April 12, 2017
Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy (vol. 20, no. 1, 2017) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Ethical Issues in Nanomedicine: Tempest in a Teapot?” by Irit Allon et al. “The Proposal of Philosophical Basis of the Health Care System” by … Read More
April 12, 2017
Journal of Bioethical Inquiry (vol. 14, no. 1, 2017) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Considering Professional Misconduct and Best Interests of a Child (Palliative Orders)” by Bernadette J Richards and Michaela Okninski “Investigating Public trust in Expert Knowledge: Narrative, Ethics, and … Read More
April 7, 2017
(The Washington Post) – An experimental technique reduces the tics, or involuntary movements and vocal outbursts, associated with severe Tourette’s syndrome in young adults, a study published Friday found. The surgical technique, called thalamic deep brain stimulation (DBS), sends electrical impulses to … Read More
March 28, 2017
(MIT Technology Review) – William Kochevar of Cleveland can slowly move his right arm and hand. No big deal—except that the 56-year-old had been paralyzed from the shoulders down since a bicycling accident ten years ago. The setup that is allowing … Read More
March 21, 2017
(STAT News) – Six-year-old Aya al-Souqi, a Syrian refugee, held the camera phone up to her gaze and listened to hear her mother. “I hear you!” she exclaimed. It was only the second time she’d spoken to her mother in … Read More
March 21, 2017
(BBC) – Mum Denise told Newsbeat about how proud she was to see her daughter get up in a room full of important UN policy makers, but it’s scary some people still choose to abort because they are having a … Read More
March 20, 2017
(Los Angeles Times) – We entered a new phase as a species when Chinese scientists altered a human embryo to remove a potentially fatal blood disorder — not only from the baby, but all of its descendants. Researchers call this … Read More
March 20, 2017
Nursing Philosophy (vol. 18, no. 2, 2017) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Between Exclusion and Emancipation: Foucault’s Ethics and Disability” by Krzysztof Pezdek and Lotar Rasi?ski
March 16, 2017
(Reuters) – Developers of an experimental blood test for autism say it can detect the condition in more than 96 percent of cases and do so across a broad spectrum of patients, potentially allowing for earlier diagnosis, according to a … Read More
March 10, 2017
(STAT News) – Mittler is determined to change that. He’s a prominent voice in Dementia Alliance International, a global organization run by and for people with dementia. Its leaders travel the world to promote its signature issue: human rights for people with cognitive … Read More
March 10, 2017
(The Atlantic) – The stakes are impossibly high. Self-driving cars are arguably the great technological promise of the 21st century. They are in that rare class of technology that might actually change the world. And not just in the way … Read More
March 3, 2017
(Medical Xpress) – Pregnant women infected with the Zika virus last year were 20 times more likely to bear children with birth defects than those who gave birth prior to the epidemic, US health officials said Thursday. Researchers for the … Read More
March 3, 2017
(Scientific American) – The prevalence of autism in the United States has risen steadily since researchers first began tracking it in 2000. The rise in the rate has sparked fears of an autism ‘epidemic.’ But experts say the bulk of the increase … Read More
February 24, 2017
Social Science & Medicine (vol. 175, 2017) is available online by subscription only. Articles Include: “Equity in Healthcare Resource Allocation Decision Making: A Systematic Review” by Haylee Lane et al. “Effects of Donor Proliferation in Development Aid for Health on … Read More
