June 7, 2016
(BBC) – Scientists in the United States are trying to grow human organs inside pigs. They have injected human stem cells into pig embryos to produce human-pig embryos known as chimeras. The embryos are part of research aimed at overcoming … Read More
June 3, 2016
(Science Daily) – All transplant patients are exceptional, but Stan Larkin’s successful heart transplant comes after living more than a year without a human heart and relying on a heart device he carried in a backpack. The first patient in … Read More
May 25, 2016
The Journal of Medicine & Philosophy (vol. 41, no. 3, 2016) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Brain Death and Human Organismal Integration: A Symposium on the Definition of Death” by Melissa Moschella “Determination of Death and the Dead … Read More
May 23, 2016
(Medical Daily) – A year ago, Mohammad Meshkin of California won a lawsuit that kept his daughter on life support and gave her the life-saving operation she so desperately needed. According to Meshkin, his daughter had been purposely misdiagnosed as … Read More
May 19, 2016
(Times of India) – For a patient in need of an organ transplant, finding the right donor and undergoing the procedure is just half the battle won. Thereafter, living with the foreign organ comes with a huge price tag in … Read More
May 19, 2016
(Scientific American) – A handful of scientists around the United States are trying to do something that some people find disturbing: make embryos that are part human, part animal. The researchers hope these embryos, known as chimeras, could eventually help … Read More
May 18, 2016
(Medscape) – Hello. This is Jeffrey Berns, editor-in-chief of Medscape Nephrology. I’m here with one of my colleagues, Dr Peter Reese, assistant professor of medicine and a transplant nephrologist. He is also chair of the Ethics Committee at the United … Read More
May 18, 2016
Journal of Applied Philosophy (vol. 33, no. 2, 2016) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Exploitation in International Paid Surrogacy Arrangements” by Stephen Wilkinson “Is There a Right to Surrogacy?” by Christine Straehle “Lessons from Law about Incomplete Commodification … Read More
May 17, 2016
(The Washington Post) – Today, an average of 79 people receive organ transplants — heart, lungs, livers, you name it — every day in the United States. Most of these patients are seriously ill, facing death, or at least suffering dire health … Read More
May 17, 2016
American Journal of Law & Medicine (vol. 42, no. 1, 2016) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Can Physicians Prescribe Opioids to Treat Pain Adequately While Avoiding Legal Sanction?” by Kelly K. … Read More
May 16, 2016
(The Economic Times) – While statistics show donations are not nearly enough to meet the requirements, the issue is not just about getting more people to donate organs. The country needs to gear up its infrastructure to address shortages and … Read More
May 13, 2016
(Medical Xpress) – Man-made blood vessels developed by researchers at Duke University, Yale University and the tissue engineering company Humacyte appear to be both safe and more durable than commonly used synthetic versions in patients undergoing kidney dialysis, the researchers … Read More
May 13, 2016
(UPI) – The illegal trade in human organs has become widespread in Syria and neighboring countries, medical officials and victims say, with cross-border networks exploiting thousands of desperate Syrians. These networks purchase transplantable organs such as kidneys and corneas from … Read More
May 13, 2016
Neuroethics (vol. 9, no. 1, 2016) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Is Deontology a Moral Confabulation?” by Emilian Mihailov “Head Transplants, Personal Identity and Neuroethics” by Assya Pascalev, Mario Pascalev, and James Giordano “Biocertification and Neurodiversity: The Role … Read More
May 11, 2016
Nursing Ethics (vol. 23, no. 2, 2016) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Effectiveness of Narrative Pedagogy in Developing Student Nurses’ Advocacy Role” by Priscilla K. Gazarian, Lauren M. Fernberg, and Kelly D. Sheehan “Nothing to Complain About? Residents’ … Read More
May 4, 2016
(UPI) – It may be possible to grow new lungs for patients in need of a transplant using their own cells as a starter kit, according to researchers at Yale University. The researchers devised a mechanical system that mimics the … Read More
May 4, 2016
Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy (vol. 19, no. 1, 2016) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Solicitude: Balancing Compassion and Empowerment in a Relational Ethics of Hope—An Empirical-Ethical Study in Palliative Care” by Erik Olsman, Dick Willems, and Carlo … Read More
April 29, 2016
Journal of Medical Ethics (vol. 42, no. 5, 2016) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Ethics of Tobacco Harm Reduction from a Liberal Perspective” by Yvette van der Eijk “An Analysis of Heart Donation after Circulatory Determination of Death” … Read More
April 20, 2016
(BBC) – Grinding poverty has made the trafficking of kidneys and other organs a phenomenon in Baghdad. About 22.5% of Iraq’s population of nearly 30 million people live in abject poverty, according to World Bank statistics from 2014. Gangs, offering … Read More
April 19, 2016
(The Epoch Times) – The Chinese military and paramilitary run an extensive system of hospitals, among the most well-appointed and staffed in the country. Since 2000 many of the facilities went through extensive remodelling, or had added to them large … Read More
April 18, 2016
(National Post) – The steady stream of Canadians who continue to buy organs overseas are not only propping up a morally dubious trade, but putting their own lives at serious, long-term risk, suggests a new study. One of the lead … Read More
April 18, 2016
(Sci Dev Net) – A team of Indian scientists has developed a next-generation sequencing (NGS) method that can assist organ transplants, bone cell marrow donations and stem cell therapy with lowered risk of rejection by the recipient’s body. The team, … Read More
April 15, 2016
IRB: Ethics and Human Research (vol. 38, no. 2, 2016) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Genomic Research with Organs and Tissues Originating from Transplant Donors: Ethical Considerations for the GTEx Project” by Nicole C. Lockhart, et al. “The … Read More
April 14, 2016
Bioethics (vol. 30, no. 4, 2016) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Humans, Animals and the Scope of Bioethics” by Ruth Chadwick “Opportunities in Reform: Bioethics and Mental Health Ethics” by Arthur Robin Williams “On the Moral Acceptability of … Read More
April 13, 2016
(Quartz) – In the meantime, an average of 22 people in the US die each day while waiting for organ transplants. In the European Union, an average 14 people on organ waiting lists die per day, and in India, 90% … Read More
