October 23, 2009
The Daily Mail from the UK reports that a woman in Great Britain held her baby for two hours until he died while doctors stood by, refusing to help. Why? Because he was born two days too soon. Guidelines in … Read More
October 23, 2009
The Daily Mail from the UK reports that a woman in Great Britain held her baby for two hours until he died while doctors stood by, refusing to help. Why? Because he was born two days too soon. Guidelines in … Read More
October 23, 2009
Tuesday night’s neuroethics social was billed as a clash between two heavy hitters in cognitive neuroscience over a provocative question posed by session organizer (and referee) Martha Farah of the University of Pennsylvania: “Is brain imaging currently capable of something … Read More
October 23, 2009
Genetic tests that can help predict and refine a patient’s response to drug therapy may be the first big thing in personalized medicine. But the vast majority of physicians don’t know how to use them, a new survey finds. (Los … Read More
October 23, 2009
Medical technology has surged forward in recent years, leading to many life-saving and life-giving procedures. At the same time, legal and ethical remedies haven’t kept pace, and officials at the state and federal level are still working out how to … Read More
October 23, 2009
Creating an original organism required no bolt of lightning for a team of University of Virginia students. But it did take buckets of ice, vials of bacteria and a FedEx delivery. (Washington Post)
October 23, 2009
Adult stem cells tested for defects before being implanted in the injured spinal cords of mice helped the animals recover with no cancerous side effects, according to new research. In recent years, scientists found that some experimental stem cell therapies … Read More
October 23, 2009
Scientists have overcome a key barrier to the clinical use of stem cells with a technique which transforms regular body cells into artificial stem cells without the need for introducing foreign genetic materials, which could be potentially harmful. The research, … Read More
October 22, 2009
How much do policymakers shape the science that comes out of government agencies? (Scientific American)
October 22, 2009
Drug labels in the United States often omit information showing the severity of side effects or that a medicine is not very effective, two doctors said Wednesday. (Reuters)
October 22, 2009
Emergency rooms may be able to give patients faster and better care by applying some of the same principles that have worked in Japanese car manufacturing, a new study suggests. (Reuters)
October 22, 2009
Last month marked the tenth anniversary of Jesse Gelsinger’s death. While perhaps not quite a household name, Gelsinger is vividly remembered among many medical researchers. His death during a gene therapy clinical trial in September 1999 rocked the field like … Read More
October 22, 2009
The first successful human womb transplant could take place within two years, British scientists have said. London-based experts say they have worked out how to transplant a womb with a regular blood supply so it will last long enough to … Read More
October 22, 2009
Genetic screening of embryos, sperm and eggs has been tied to the worst aspects of eugenics, but a new case study in one of the nation’s leading medical journals shows some benefits may come from genetic analysis of donors. (ABC … Read More
October 22, 2009
Despite his research being exposed as fraudulent and unethical almost four years ago, the career of South Korean cloner Woo Suk Hwang has thrived. He has established a research institute, laid claim to a set of human-cloning patents, received a … Read More
October 22, 2009
When patients visit a physician or hospital, they know that anyone involved in providing their health care can lawfully see their medical records. (Wired)
October 21, 2009
A new artificial retina, an array of electrodes implanted on the back of the eye, has been found to restore partial vision to totally blind people. In a study focused on 15 blind participants who had the implant for at … Read More
October 21, 2009
Most hospitalized heart failure patients are sent home without widely recommended inexpensive pills, despite a program to get more doctors to follow treatment guidelines, a study suggests. (Associated Press)
October 21, 2009
A German doctor has pleaded not guilty to the manslaughter of 13 cancer patients who died from suspected overdoses of pain-killing drugs. (BBC )
October 21, 2009
What is personalized medicine? How does personalized medicine work? What are the challenges and possible solutions? Michael Rugnetta explains the principles behind the “Paving the Way for Personalized Medicine†report. (Science Progress)
October 21, 2009
The amendments to the Transplantation of Human Organs Act promise to increase the pool of organs available for transplant. But will it root out the illegal trade in organs, asks Devlina Ganguly. (The Telegraph)
October 21, 2009
To remain certified, most of the nation’s 700,000 doctors are required periodically to take continuing medical education courses. But for years, critics have said that too many of those courses are little more than drug company marketing in the guise … Read More
October 21, 2009
In an effort to reduce multiple births following fertility treatment, the American Society for Reproductive Medicine has revised its recommendations on the number of embryos that should be transferred during in vitro fertilization procedures. (Healthday)
October 21, 2009
A recently enacted policy in South Dakota threatens to abrogate the informed consent process; a consent discussion grounded in dogmatic and uncompromising ideological speech is now the de jure standard in that state. Several articles have focused the medical community’s … Read More
October 21, 2009
A physician client of mine recently decided to undertake marketing efforts in an attempt to increase his patient base and enhance business. He retained the services of an ad agency to develop a campaign that would appear in newspapers. (New … Read More
