June 29, 2009
Sociology of Health & Illness (Volume 31, Issue 1, January 2009) is now available by subscription only. Articles Include: “Violence, dignity and HIV vulnerability: street sex work in Serbia” by Milena Simić and Tim Rhodes, 1-16. “AIDS stigma in health services … Read More
June 9, 2009
The notions of biomedical enhancement and our possible posthuman future are very much, so to speak, topics du jour in the bioethical literature. Over the past few years a number of books have appeared that address the ethical issues that … Read More
April 21, 2009
Before we can understand what the “beyond” of a good death might mean, it is necessary to examine the meaning the phrase “a good death”. Edwin Sheidman, professor emeritus of Thanatology at UCLA and founder of the American Association of … Read More
March 24, 2009
Rita Charon describes narrative medicine as a clinical practice, “defined as medicine practiced with the narrative competence to recognize, absorb, interpret, and be moved by the stories of illness.” The idea of narrative medicine is a fine one: emphasize the … Read More
February 9, 2009
For many liberals, it is a truism that the recently departed conservative administration used politics to undermine science. But in Imagining the Future: Science and American Democracy, Yuval Levin suggests that the real problem is in a sense the other … Read More
January 20, 2009
In Babies by Design, Ronald M. Green has produced a helpful, interesting, and above all clear introduction to the ethical issues surrounding the use of new and prospective genetic technologies. His focus is primarily, though despite his title not exclusively, … Read More
January 14, 2009
The ethical (and legal) standard for informed consent is the complete disclosure of material information. But what is “material” to a decision to undergo surgery? This question is explored in Informed Consent and Clinician Accountability: The Ethics of Report Cards … Read More
January 7, 2009
The options for readers interested in bioethics have expanded exponentially. Choices range from undergraduate texts to sophisticated monographs with specialty-specific titles, anthologies, and examination-focused, revisionist works. The Cambridge Textbook of Bioethics achieves something significant—it provides an original and valuable addition … Read More
November 12, 2008
JAMA (Volume 300, Number 16, October 22 2008) is now available by subscription only. Articles Include: “Uninsured Children and Adolescents With Insured Parents” by Jennifer E. DeVoe, Carrie Tillotson, and Lorraine S. Wallace, 1904-1913 “Uninsured Adults Presenting to US Emergency Departments: … Read More
November 11, 2008
JAMA (Volume 300, Number 17, November 5 2008) is now available by subscription only. Articles Include: “President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief: Health Development at the Crossroads” by Lawrence O. Gostin, 2046-2048 “US Health Aid Beyond PEPFAR: The Mother & Child … Read More
October 30, 2008
JAMA (Volume 300 Number 14, October 8 2008) is now available by subscription only. Articles Include: “Associations Between End-of-Life Discussions, Patient Mental Health, Medical Care Near Death, and Caregiver Bereavement Adjustment” by Alexi A. Wright, et al., 1665-1673 “Disclosing Genetic … Read More
October 30, 2008
Journal of Applied Philosophy (Volume 25, Issue 24, November) 2008 is now available by subscription only. Articles Include: “The Metaphysical Status of the Embryo: Some Arguments Revisited” by David S. Oderberg, 263-276 “Recognizing Humanity” by John Haldane, 301-313 Book Reviews Include: … Read More
October 8, 2008
Developing World Bioethics (Volume 8, Issue 2, August 2008) is now available by subscription only. Articles include: “ETHICS BEYOND BORDERS: HOW HEALTH PROFESSIONALS EXPERIENCE ETHICS IN HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE AND DEVELOPMENT WORK” by MATTHEW R. HUNT, 59-69 “GLOBAL BIOETHICS: UTOPIA OR … Read More
October 8, 2008
Euthanasia and Law in Europe, a successor to the respected Euthanasia and Law in the Netherlands and cowritten by 2 of the same authors, is a detailed comparison of the legal and practical applications of euthanasia in 11 countries. The … Read More
September 24, 2008
In their introduction, the editors of these 73 chapters state their primary ambition to create a text that can be used to train researchers in developed as well as developing nations—a text that allows the foremost experts in clinical research … Read More
September 17, 2008
University of Adelaide researchers say they are close to repairing stroke-damaged brains using stem cells taken from teeth. (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
September 10, 2008
“Where does one set the limits on research involving human subjects?” This fundamental question is addressed by a remarkable collection of essays in Dark Medicine: Rationalizing Unethical Medical Research. Framed by the belief that unethical research is not simply a … Read More
September 8, 2008
The American Journal of Bioethics (Volume 8, Issue 6, 2008) is now available by subscription only. Articles include: “Ask Your Doctor If This Genetic Test Is Right for You” by Howard Brody, 1-2 “Direct to Confusion: Lessons Learned from Marketing … Read More
August 27, 2008
Biomedical Ethics contains more than 100 essays previously published in the journal Medical Ethics, many with commentaries and responses. Overall, the book is a satisfying read that presents many different complex ethical problems in an engaging manner. Many of the … Read More
August 26, 2008
Neuroethics is on the rise: centers specializing in neuroethics are opening at prestigious universities, national and international organizations in neuroethics are being formed, and mainstream philosophical and ethical associations are putting on conferences on neuroethics. Yet at the same time, … Read More
July 14, 2008
Well-researched and current to the fast-moving field of stem cell research — using both embryonic and “adult” cells — Russell Korobkin navigates the complex interaction of laws, legal precedents, patents, and public policy. However, this book comes up short of … Read More
July 1, 2008
The current conflict over embryonic stem cells throughout the world deals particularly with the ethical implications of this promising, but delicate subject and the scientific manipulation of human life in its early stages of development. It is a symbolic struggle … Read More
June 19, 2008
The American Journal of Bioethics (Volume 8, Issue 3 2008) is now available by subscription only. Articles include: “Strangers at the Benchside: Research Ethics Consultation” by Mildred K. Cho;Â Sara L. Tobin;Â Henry T. Greely;Â Jennifer McCormick;Â Angie Boyce; David … Read More
June 18, 2008
The collection of essays, The Ethics of Bioethics, brings together a number of thinkers, including ethicists, legal scholars, and medical practitioners that offer perspectives on the subject of bioethics that are primarily professional, in contrast to the strictly theoretical or … Read More
June 13, 2008
“Embryo: A Defense of Human Life” by Robert P. George and Christopher Tollefsen is different. It delves beneath the surface of the current debate to analyze the ethical issue at stake. Embryonic stem-cell research confronts us with the question whether … Read More
