April 30, 2010
So a clinical trial designed to study safety shows that a treatment produces significantly more death and survivable complications is presented to a group of people with several hundred patients. In the group with no treatment there was a 25% … Read More
April 30, 2010
For the first time, doctors have used the genetic profile of an apparently healthy middle-aged man to predict his risk of developing dozens of diseases in later life. (The Guardian)
April 30, 2010
Earlier this month, NEWSWEEK published an article on what’s been called the “graying†of the abortion-rights movement: the idea that older women are promoting the cause while younger women are uninvolved. It’s a concern that’s been raised before and that … Read More
April 30, 2010
A Connecticut woman claims she was fired despite years of glowing reports by her employer after she told them she had tested positive for the breast cancer gene and would undergo a double mastecomy as a preventative measure. (ABC News)
April 29, 2010
A deaf Washington man faces a contempt charge in Kootenai County 1st District Court for refusing to force his deaf daughter to wear cochlear implants in a case that has attracted national attention. (The News Tribune)
April 29, 2010
Just a morning’s boat ride from the tip of Florida is a place where medical costs are low and doctors plentiful. It’s Cuba, and Stanford University physician Paul Drain says it’s time for the United States to pay attention to … Read More
April 29, 2010
A Vancouver hospital plans to offer a safe haven for troubled mothers who want to abandon their newborn babies anonymously. According to St. Paul’s Hospital staff, a so-called angel’s cradle will be set up in a private area accessible from … Read More
April 29, 2010
Reporting on Thursday on a small study of 200 cases at a Baghdad hospital, the doctors said their results suggested the ancient Chinese technique could also be a useful addition to standard medical practice in fully equipped hospitals. (Reuters)
April 28, 2010
Days before travelers worldwide are to begin arriving for Shanghai’s world exposition, China has lifted a two-decade ban on travel to the country by people who carry the virus that causes AIDS or who have other sexually transmitted diseases. (New … Read More
April 28, 2010
Mice healed three times faster than normal after their broken bones were flooded by proteins naturally used to regrow new tissues. The discovery raises the possibility of a stem cell–free route to regeneration. (Wired)
April 28, 2010
The National Institutes of Health announced Tuesday that 13 additional lines of human embryonic stem cells are eligible for federal funding, including the most widely used line. The NIH’s approval of the lines should alleviate mounting concerns among some supporters … Read More
April 28, 2010
Two weeks ago the Nebraska legislature passed two new extreme anti-abortion laws: The first bans abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy based on the assertion that the fetus can feel pain. The second bill requires abortion providers to screen for … Read More
April 27, 2010
My eggs are ripe for the taking – I am a 22-year-old female Yale graduate. On a semi-regular basis in college, I opened the school newspaper to find advertisements soliciting my demographic to donate. Some ads were more specific than … Read More
April 27, 2010
China’s hidden policy of executing prisoners of the forbidden quasi-Buddhist group Falun Gong and harvesting their organs for worldwide sale has been expanded to include Tibetans, “house church” Christians and Muslim Uighurs, human rights activists said Monday. (Washington Times)
April 27, 2010
Abbie Dorn lies in a hospital bed in her parents’ home on the South Carolina coast. A halo of dark curls frames her pale face. The pump for her feeding tube clicks softly in the quiet room. (Los Angeles Times)
April 27, 2010
When asked why she and her husband don’t want a second child, Shi Xiaomei smiles at her pudgy 9-year-old son and does a quick tally of the family budget. (MSNBC)
April 27, 2010
The New England Journal of Medicine (Volume 362; Number 14; April 8, 2010) is now available by subscription only. Articles include: “Cost Consciousness in Patient Care – What is Medical Education’s Responsibility” by M. Cooke, 1253-1255.
April 27, 2010
The American Journal of Bioethics (Volume 10, Issue 4, 2010) is now available by subscription only. Articles include: “To Soon to Give Up: Re-examining the Value of Advance Directives” by Benjamin H. Levi and Michael J. Green, 3-22. “What If … Read More
April 27, 2010
Health Economics, Policy, and Law (Volume 5, Issue 2, April 2010) is now available by subscription only. Articles include: “Lessons from Health Financing Reform in Central and Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union” by Joseph Kutzin, Melitta Jakab, and … Read More
April 27, 2010
Nominations Open Now for 2010 Manuel Velasco Suárez Award for Excellence in Bioethics Nominations are being accepted for the Manuel Velasco Suárez Award for Excellence in Bioethics now through June 30, 2010, 5:00 p.m. EST, at www.pahef.org/mvs. This award, presented … Read More
April 26, 2010
Human veins left over from lifesaving bypass surgery could be a source of “master” cells to help treat future heart problems, say scientists. A University of Bristol team extracted stem cells from the veins, then used them to stimulate new … Read More
April 26, 2010
The debate over Britain’s organ donor crisis has been opened up to the public as the Nuffield Council on Bioethics launches a three-month consultation on the use of human bodies in medicine. (The Observer)
April 26, 2010
The number of mistakes made at IVF clinics in England and Wales nearly doubled in 12 months, figures obtained by the BBC show. (BBC News)
April 26, 2010
The cultural gap between the impoverished Havasupai Indians who view their blood as sacred and the Arizona State University researchers who helicoptered in to their Grand Canyon home to collect it was at the heart of a lawsuit over the … Read More
April 26, 2010
Finger on the pulse: the shortage of donors needs to be addressed but is money and bribery the answer? (Telegraph)
