May 17, 2016
HEC Forum (vol. 28, no. 2, 2016) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Ethical Tensions in the Pain Management of and End-Stage Cancer Patient with Evidence of Opioid Medication Diversion” by Arvind Venkat and David Kim “Developing an Evaluation … Read More
May 16, 2016
(MD Magazine) – Want to be a bioethicist? Don’t count on getting paid. There simply are not enough salaried bioethics jobs to go around, says Tia Powell MD, the director of the Montefiore Einstein Center for Bioethics and of the … 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 3, 2016
Journal of Medical Ethics (vol. 42, no. 4, 2016) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “The Ebola Outbreak in Western Africa: Ethical Obligations for Care” by Aminu Yakubu, et al. “The Practices of Do-It-Yourself Brain Stimulation: Implications for Ethical … Read More
April 26, 2016
(Canadian Broadcasting Co) – With physician-assisted death soon to forever alter the face of medicine, Canada’s medical schools are under pressure to decide at what point in the curriculum future doctors should be introduced to this paradigm shift — and … Read More
April 26, 2016
The New England Journal of Medicine (vol. 374, no. 15, 2016) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Seamless Oncology-Drug Development” by T.M. Prowell, M.R. Theoret, and R. Pazdur “The Virtues and Vices of Single-Payer Health Care” by J. Oberlander … 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 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
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
March 3, 2016
Briefings in Bioinformatics (vol. 17, no. 1, 2016) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Crowdsourcing in Biomedicine: Challenges and Opportunities” by Ritu Khare, et al. “Recent Advances and Emerging Applications in Text and Data Mining for Biomedical Discovery” by … Read More
March 2, 2016
Hastings Center Report (vol. 46, no. 1, 2016) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Epigenetics in the Neoliberal ‘Regime of Truth’” by Charles Dupras and Vardit Ravitsky “Balancing Benefits and Risks of Immoral Data” by Oscar A. Zarate, et … Read More
March 1, 2016
HEC Forum (vol. 28, no. 1, 2016) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Do No Evil: Unnoticed Assumptions in Accounts of Conscience Protection” by Bryan C. Pilkington “A Legal and Ethical Analysis of the Effects of Triggering Conditions on Surrogate … Read More
March 1, 2016
Nursing Ethics (vol. 23, no. 1, 2016) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Decolonising Research Practices with the Ethics of Care” by Tula Brannelly “Heritage Ethics: Toward a Thicker Account of Nursing Ethics” by Marsha D. Fowler “Older People’s Experiences … Read More
February 25, 2016
The New England Journal of Medicine (vol. 374, no. 5, 2016) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “The Cadillac Tax—A Crucial Tool for Delivery-System Reform” by J. Furman and M. Fiedler “Leaping without Looking—Duty Hours, Autonomy, and the Risks … Read More
February 16, 2016
The Journal of the American Medical Association (vol. 315, no. 6, 2016) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Machine Learning and the Profession of Medicine” by Alison M. Darcy, Alan K. Louie, and Laura Weiss Roberts “Policy Solutions for … Read More
February 12, 2016
(Medical Xpress) – Last year, 52,860 U.S. and international medical graduates applied for residency positions in the U.S., yet only 26,252 actually matched into a program. The painful irony is that the U.S. now faces a substantial shortage of physicians, … Read More
February 3, 2016
The New England Journal of Medicine (vol. 374, no. 4, 2016) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Opioid Prescribing for Chronic Pain—Achieving the Right Balance through Education” by D.P. Alford “Becoming a Physician: The Residency Application Process—Burden and … Read More
February 2, 2016
Genetics in Medicine (vol. 18, no. 2, 2016) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “With Great (Participant) Rights Comes Great (Researcher) Responsibility” by Gail E. Henderson “State-Offered Ethnically Targeted Reproductive Genetic Testing” by Ellen Wright Clayton and Kyle B. … Read More
January 18, 2016
(The Washington Post) – Question is, will physicians, as a result, be motivated to initiate more of these crucial conversations? Will patients? And will this long-overdue reform ultimately improve, both clinically and economically, how well the U.S. health care system … Read More
January 15, 2016
Nursing Ethics (vol. 22, no. 8, 2015) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Ethical Climate and Nurse Competence—Newly Graduated Nurses’ Perceptions” by Olivia Numminen, et al. “Why Frailty Needs Vulnerability: A Care Ethical Perspective on Hospital Care for Older … Read More
January 14, 2016
Journal of Bioethical Inquiry (vol. 12, no. 4, 2015) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Vaccine Refusal and Trust: The Trouble with Coercion and Education and Suggestions for a Cure” by Johan Christiaan Bester “Intellectual Property in Genetic Material” … Read More
January 13, 2016
The Journal of Rural Health (vol. 32, no. 1, 2016) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Participants’ Reactions to and Suggestions for Conducting Intimate Partner Violence Research: A Study of Rural Young Adults” by Katie M. Edwards, Kayleigh Greaney, … Read More
January 5, 2016
American Journal of Medical Quality (vol. 31, no. 1, 2016) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Implementing Interdisciplinary Teams Does Not Necessarily Improve Primary Care Practice Climate” by Sherry M. Grace, et al. “Creating a Patient-Centered Health Care Delivery System: … Read More
December 31, 2015
(Reuters) – Whether surgical trainees should be able to work long shifts is a matter of fierce debate, and the methods of a controversial study aimed at answering that question were outlined Wednesday in a top surgical journal. The results … Read More
December 10, 2015
Science and Engineering Ethics (vol. 21, no. 6, 2015) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Variations in Scientific Data Production: What Can We Learn from #Overlyhonestmethods?” by Louise Bezuidenhout “Hospital Ethics Committees in Poland” by Marek Czarkowski, Katarzyna Kaczmarczyk, … Read More
