November 12, 2009
Columbia University’s School of Continuing Education is pleased to announce a new Master of Science in Bioethics which, pending approval by the University Senate, plans to accept the first class beginning in fall 2010. The M.S. in Bioethics will provide students with … Read More
November 11, 2009
The American Medical Association on Tuesday voted to oppose the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy, and declared that gay marriage bans contribute to health disparities. The nation’s largest doctors’ group stopped short of saying it would seek to overturn … Read More
November 11, 2009
Scientists must become lobbyists to ensure the fruits of their research reach the poor, says the co-author of a report launched yesterday (9 November). They need to follow-up research advances that could help the developing world. Often such advances amount … Read More
November 11, 2009
The Union Health Ministry will introduce the Bill to amend the Transplantation of Human Organs Act, 1994, aiming to impose stringent penalties on the violators of the Act, in the winter session of Parliament slated for later this month. By … Read More
November 11, 2009
That is the question right now as Americans wrestle with class divides in health care and Senate leaders lock horns over insurance coverage. Already last week, Wall Street was jeered when Goldman Sachs and Citigroup obtained hundreds of doses of … Read More
November 11, 2009
After closing arguments Tuesday that explored issues such as medical ethics, prison security and First Amendment and privacy rights, a judge will now decide if prison officials may continue to force-feed hunger-striking inmate William Coleman. (Harford Courant)
November 11, 2009
Archives of Neurology (Volume 66, Number 11, November 2009) is now available by subscription only. Articles include: “Are Neurology Residents Prepared to Deal with Dying Patients?”
November 11, 2009
Journal of Religious Ethics (Volumber 37, Number 3, September 2009) is now available by subscription only. Articles include: “Agreeing to Disagree: Indigenous Pluralism from Human Rights to Bioethics” by Chris Durante, 513-529 “The Moral and Political Burdens of Memory” by … Read More
November 11, 2009
Developing World Bioethics (Volume 9, Issue 3, December 2009) is now available by subscription only. Articles include: “Palliative Care, Public Health, and Justice: Setting Priorities in Resource Poor Countries” by Craig Blinderman, 105-110 “Fair Trade International Surrogacy” by Casey Humbyrd, … Read More
November 11, 2009
Archives of Internal Medicine (Volume 169, Number 20, November 9, 2009) is now available by subscription only. Articles include: “Orienting Health Care Reform Around Universal Access” by Frederick P. Cerise and Dave A. Chokshi, 1830-1832 “Controlling Health Care Costs in … Read More
November 11, 2009
The Journal of the American Medical Association (Volume 302, Number 18, November 11, 2009) is now available by subscription only. Articles include: “Genome-wide Association Studies and Human Disease: From Trickle to Flood” by Peter M. Visscher and Grant W. Montgomery, … Read More
November 11, 2009
Cell Stem Cell (Volume 5, Issue 5, November 2009) is now available by subscription only. Articles include: “Competition Among Stem Cells Gets Sticky” by D. Christine Wu and Laura A. Johnston, 259 “Brain Cancer Stem Cells: Think Twice Before Going … Read More
November 11, 2009
Archives of Internal Medicine (Volume 169, Number 19, October 26, 2009) is now available by subscription only. Articles include: “Going Off-label Without Venturing Off-Course: Evidence and Ethical Off-label Prescribing” by Emily A. Largent, Franklin G. Miller, and Steven D. Pearson, … Read More
November 11, 2009
The Journal of the American Medical Association (Volume 302, Number 17, November 4, 2009) is now available by subscription only. Articles include: “Influenza in 2009: New Solutions, Same Old Problems” by Julie Louise Gerberding, 1907-1908 “H1N1 Vaccine Urged for Health … Read More
November 11, 2009
Journal of Medical Ethics (Volume 35, Number 11, November 2009) is now available by subscription only. Articles include: “Re-consenting Human Subjects: Ethical, Legal and Practical Issues” by D B Resnik, 656-657 “Agency, Duties, and the ‘Ashley’ Treatment” by N Tan and I … Read More
November 11, 2009
JAMA (Volume 302, Number 16, October 28, 2009) is now available by subscription only. Articles Include: “Health Care Choices and Decisions in the United States and Canada: by Joseph S. Ross and Allan S. Detsky, 1803-1804. “Patient-Centered Care and Preference-Sensitive Decision … Read More
November 10, 2009
True health reform may well take a generation, as the nuts and bolts of a massive new system are sorted out and assembled. But it seems clear that a sea change is coming in the way Americans experience and pay … Read More
November 10, 2009
A mouse that can speak? A monkey with Down’s Syndrome? Dogs with human hands or feet? British scientists want to know if such experiments are acceptable, or if they go too far in the name of medical research. (Reuters)
November 10, 2009
Family doctors are now taking more time consulting with adult patients, seeing them more often and improving the quality of visits, a new study suggests. (Forbes)
November 10, 2009
University of Maryland School of Medicine researchers received nearly $5 million in federal stimulus money from the National Institutes of Health to create two programs to improve health for minority and rural communities. (Baltimore Sun)
November 10, 2009
One of the enduring mysteries of the game is why zillionaire footballers do not employ their own doctors and specialists to give them straight medical advice. Sure, the Hippocratic oath is a wonderful thing and medical ethics have been thoroughly … Read More
November 10, 2009
As part of the state’s comprehensive health reform package, Oregon is investing $740,000 in Oregon Health & Science University’s computerized system for accessing patients’ wishes about issues such as intensive care, antibiotics and tube feeding. (Statesman Journal)
November 9, 2009
The biggest frustration facing many doctors is the dearth of swine flu vaccine for their patients. But not Paula Soghomonian’s pediatrician at Pediatric Village in the District. She is not recommending the shots — or the nasal spray. (Washington Post)
November 9, 2009
Given the right conditions, any adult cell can be coaxed into becoming stem-cell like, according to a team of researchers based in the United States. The team, led by Rudolf Jaenisch of the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research in Cambridge, … Read More
November 9, 2009
The SmartHand project is funded by the European Union and is a collaboration between researchers from across the continent. It has produced a prototype motorized prosthetic hand that researchers say gives unprecedented sensory feedback. (CNN)
