March 8, 2018
Bioethics (vol. 32, no. 3, 2018) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Effective Altruists Ought to Be Allowed to Sell Their Kidneys” by Ryan Tonkens “Influencing Relatives to Respect Donor Autonomy: Should We Nudge Families to Consent to … Read More
March 7, 2018
Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy (vol. 21, no. 1, 2018) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “The Trilemma of Designing International Bioethics Curricula” by Bert Gordijn and Henk ten Have “Erasmus Mundus Master of Bioethics: A Case for an Effective Model for … Read More
March 5, 2018
(Yahoo! News) – Strange creatures have emerged from Pablo Ross’s University of California, Davis lab. They’re neither strictly sheep nor fully human. Instead, they’re a bit of both. In a biotech breakthrough — the second of its kind in just … Read More
March 5, 2018
Journal of Medical Ethics (vol. 44, no. 2, 2018) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Bioethics and Multiculturalism: Nuancing the Discussion” by Chris Durante “Penile Transplantation As an Appropriate Response to Botched Traditional Circumcisions in South Africa: An Argument … Read More
March 2, 2018
BMC Medical Ethics has new articles available online. Articles include: “‘Right to Recommend, Wrong to Require’- An Empirical and Philosophical Study of the Views Among Physicians and the General Public on Smoking Cessation as a Condition for Surgery” by Joar … Read More
February 28, 2018
Bioethics (vol. 32, no. 2, 2018) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Judgments of Moral Responsibility in Tissue Donation Cases” by John Beverley and James Beebe “Enthusiastic Portrayal of 3D Bioprinting in the Media: Ethical Side Effects” by … Read More
February 27, 2018
JAMA (vol. 319, no. 1, 2018) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Is Single Payer the Answer for the US Health Care System?” by Victor R. Fuchs “Canada as Single-Payer Exemplar for Universal Health Care in the United … Read More
February 23, 2018
Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics (vol. 27, no. 1, 2018) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “My Path to Bioethics” by Tom L. Beauchamp “The Risk in Living Kidney Donation” by Walter Glannon “Compulsory Organ Retrieval: Morally, But … Read More
February 22, 2018
(The Economist) – TAKE the fertilised egg of a pig. From each cell in the resulting embryo cut out a gene or genes that promote the development of the animal’s heart. Inject human stem cells from a patient who needs … Read More
February 22, 2018
(PhysOrg) – Carrying forward the results of a team that created a pig/human hybrid last year, a team led by researchers at Stanford University has created a sheep/human hybrid. The team has not published a paper on their efforts as … Read More
February 21, 2018
(Medical Xpress) – A survey developed by physicians and researchers at Emory University about organ donation and transplantation found that misperceptions about the lifesaving process are the most common deterrents for donating organs. The survey responses and findings were recently … Read More
February 20, 2018
(Reuters) – Some 31 Venezuelans have seen their bodies start to reject their transplanted organs in the last month due to lack of medicine, according to umbrella health group Codevida, a non-governmental organization. At least seven have died due to … Read More
February 20, 2018
(Science Daily) – Allogeneic blood or marrow transplantation recipients are at a significantly higher risk of cognitive impairment in the years post-transplantation, according to a new study. The research helps add a missing piece to a long-unsolved puzzle about post-transplant … Read More
February 14, 2018
(The Epoch Times) – Japanese lawmakers expressed their commitment to passing comprehensive legislation prohibiting organ transplant tourism during a recent meeting at the National Diet. On Jan. 23, a panel on “medical genocide” was held at the National Diet building … Read More
February 14, 2018
Hastings Center Report (vol. 47, Supplement S3, 2017) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “The Future of Reproductive Autonomy” by Josephine Johnston and Rachel L. Zacharias “Reproductive Rights without Resources or Recourse” by Kimberly Mutcherson “How the Criminalization of … Read More
February 13, 2018
(BBC) – Pakistani police have arrested four people accused of stealing spinal fluid from women. The suspects told women they had to provide blood samples to qualify for financial assistance from the Punjab government, police told BBC Urdu. However, they … Read More
February 13, 2018
(ABC News) – Dutch senators have approved a new law that makes everybody a potential organ donor unless they decide to opt out of the system. The new system narrowly passed a vote in the upper house of the Dutch … Read More
February 9, 2018
(TIME) – An Oregon hospital has eliminated an “archaic” policy that would have barred an undocumented Portland resident from getting a lifesaving liver transplant. Silvia Lesama-Santos, a mother of four who is covered by her husband’s insurance and has lived … Read More
February 9, 2018
(Washington Post) – On Friday, the 28-year-old woman filed a complaint with West Bengal police, authorities told The Post. On Monday, police arrested the woman’s husband, Biswajit Sarkar, a cloth merchant from the Murshidabad district, and her brother-in-law, Shyamal Sarkar, … Read More
January 30, 2018
(Chemical & Engineering News) – Rather than poke a needle into an organ to sample cells and tissues—a risky venture—doctors would prefer to noninvasively measure molecular markers in a person’s blood and urine to monitor recovery. These markers, typically nucleic … Read More
January 30, 2018
(Deutsche Welle) – Croatia’s organ donor program is based on an opt-out arrangement. That means every citizen can theoretically become an organ donor if they have not explicitly stated their refusal to do so before they die. In Germany, however, … Read More
January 12, 2018
(TIME) – Last year, organs were recovered from 10,281 deceased donors—more than a 3% increase from 2016 and a 27% increase over the last 10 years. Those organs contributed to the 34,768 transplants performed in 2017 using organs from both … Read More
January 10, 2018
The New Bioethics (vol. 23, no. 3, 2017) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Evidence of Biased Advertising in the Case of Social Egg Freezing” by Christopher Barbey “Ethical Considerations in Microbial Therapeutic Clinical Trials” by Michael H. Woodworth … Read More
January 9, 2018
(Washington Post) – Despite the investigation, the main players behind the Medicus operation have continued to slip from justice — until last week. On Friday, authorities in Pristina announced Moshe Harel, an Israeli national, had been arrested in Cyprus, Reuters reported. Accused … Read More
January 9, 2018
Journal of Medical Ethics (vol. 43, no. 11, 2017) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “What Sort of Death Matters?” by Rebecca Roache “The Deadly Business of an Unregulated Global Stem Cell Industry” by Tamra Lysaght et al. “Do … Read More
