March 14, 2016
(NPR) – A curious crowd lingered around Amal Graafstra as he carefully unpacked a pair of gloves, a small sterile blanket and a huge needle. A long line of people were waiting to get tiny computer chips implanted into their … Read More
March 8, 2016
(Fortune) – As the Baby Boomer generation heads toward retirement, the number of Americans over the age of 65 is expected to hit 69 million people by 2030. That represents 20% of the U.S. population, up from today’s share of … Read More
March 4, 2016
(The Korea Times) – Fifty medical centers have disclosed their fees to prevent illegal brokerage activities and provide credible service information, as a growing number of foreign patients seek treatment here. The move is the first of its kind, in … Read More
March 2, 2016
PLOS Medicine (vol. 13, no. 2, 2016) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Transforming Living Kidney Donation with a Comprehensive Strategy” by Matthew B. Allen and Peter P. Reese “The Rise of Consumer Health Wearables: Promises and Barriers” by Lukasz Piwek, … Read More
March 1, 2016
Bioethics (vol. 30, no. 3, 2016) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “The Ashley Treatment: Improving Quality of Life or Infringing Dignity and Rights?” by Caroline Harnacke “The Ethics of Continued Life-Sustaining Treatment for Those Diagnosed as Brain-Dead” by Jessica … Read More
February 24, 2016
Scientific American Mind (vol. 27, no. 2, 2016) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Psychiatric Drugs May Affect Moral Decisions” by Diana Kwon “Injectable Brain Implants Talk to Single Neurons” by Simon Makin “Clean Teens at Risk for Opioid … Read More
February 23, 2016
Occupational Medicine (vol. 66, no. 2, 2016) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Cognitive Enhancers—Performance or Problem?” by Christopher Sharp “Attitudes towards Mental Health and Help-Seeking in Railway Workers” by C.A.M. Sage, et al. “Current and Future Healthcare Needs … Read More
February 23, 2016
Journal of Applied Philosophy (vol. 33, no. 1, 2016) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “What’s Wrong with Speciesism? (Society of Applied Philosophy Annual Lecture 2015)” by Shelly Kagan “Modal Personhood and Moral Status: A Reply to Kagan’s Proposal” … 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 8, 2016
(Medical Xpress) – Scientists at the UCLA Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research have discovered an important naturally occurring process in the developing human embryo that can be lost when embryonic stem cells are … Read More
February 4, 2016
Science and Engineering Ethics (vol. 22, no. 1, 2016) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “The Convergence of Virtual Reality and Social Networks: Threats to Privacy and Autonomy” by Fiachra O’Brolchain, et al. “Robotic Nudges: The Ethics of Engineering … Read More
February 2, 2016
Journal of Law and the Biosciences (vol. 2, no. 3, 2016) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Neuroscience and Behavioral Genetics in US Criminal Law: An Empirical Analysis” by Nita A. Farahany “Dolly and Alice” by Dan L. Burk “Marginally … Read More
February 2, 2016
AI & Society (vol. 31, no. 1, 2016) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Brain-Computer Interfaces and Dualism: A Problem of Brain, Mind, and Body” by Joseph Lee “Revisiting the Self: A sine qua non for Understanding Embodiment” by V. … Read More
January 28, 2016
(CBS News) – It’s a pursuit that seems more like the plot of a science fiction movie than an actual goal of serious researchers around the world. But a number of scientists are fiercely working toward what was once only … Read More
January 27, 2016
Scientific American (vol. 314, no. 2, 2016) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Beware Prenatal Gene Screens” “Even Genius Needs a Benefactor” by Nathan Myhrvold “Talk Therapy” by Anne Pycha “For Sale: Your Medical Records” by Adam Tanner “Bitter … Read More
January 22, 2016
(The Telegraph) – In 2012, the United Nations estimated that there were roughly 316,600 living people over the age of 100. By 2050, medical technologies will raise that number to over three million. The search for immortality is not a … Read More
January 15, 2016
Nursing Philosophy (vol. 17, no. 1, 2016) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Radical Nursing and the Emergence of Technique as Healthcare Technology” by Alan Barnard “Cyborgs, Biotechnologies, and Informatics in Health Care—New Paradigms in Nursing Sciences” by Ana … 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
December 29, 2015
(The Washington Post) – But the discussion reflects a broader truth: We live in an age in which machine intelligence has become a part of daily life. Computers fly planes and soon will drive cars. Computer algorithms anticipate our needs … Read More
December 23, 2015
Journal of Medical Ethics (vol. 42, no. 1, 2016) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “The Role of Emotion in Ethics and Bioethics: Dealing with Repugnance and Disgust” by Mark Sheehan “Is Moral Bioenhancement Dangerous?” by Nicholas Drake “Smiling … Read More
December 22, 2015
Interpretation: A Journal of Bible and Theology (vol. 70, no. 1, 2016) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “The Unexpected Universe: Emergence, Convergence, and the ‘Overview Effect’” by William P. Brown “Eschatology and the Technologies of Human Enhancement” by … Read More
December 16, 2015
(Yahoo!) – While it means we’ll have another Caribbean island to visit for tropical vacations, Cuba boasts another popular industry: medical tourism. You can almost consider doctors and healthcare workers one of Cuba’s natural resources, thanks to medical colleges such … Read More
December 16, 2015
Hastings Center Report (vol. 45, no. 6, 2015) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Engineering the Brain: Ethical Issues and the Introduction of Neural Devices” by Eran Klein, et al. “Taking Science Seriously in the Debate on Death and Organ … Read More
December 15, 2015
Zygon (vol. 50, no. 4, 2015) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Medical Management of Infant Intersex: The Juridico-Ethical Dilemma of Contemporary Islamic Legal Response” by Sayed Sikandar Shah Haneef and Mahmood Zuhdi Haji Abd Majid “The Evolution of … Read More
December 14, 2015
Journal of Medical Ethics (vol. 41, no. 12, 2015) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Summary of Saviour Siblings” by Michelle Taylor-Sands “Human Dignity in Bioethics and Law” by Charles Foster “No View from Nowhere: The Challenge of Grounding Dignity … Read More
