April 15, 2010
The embryos, each containing genetic material from one man and two women, have been produced in a project that could lead to the first genetically altered babies being born in Britain. The research was hailed as a “ray of hope†… Read More
April 15, 2010
Tomorrow is Health Care Decisions Day, part of a national campaign to encourage Americans to complete their advance directives or living wills and document their desires regarding medical treatment at the end of life. (New York Times)
April 15, 2010
We all have a stake in how public bioethical debate is structured. Indeed, it may be that we should care more about how it is structured than about what is decided on any given occasion. The conversation and the arguments … Read More
April 15, 2010
The Global Ethics Observatory (GEObs) is a system of databases with worldwide coverage in bioethics and other areas of applied ethics in science and technology accessible via the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) website. (PHG Foundation)
April 14, 2010
About 43% of children in the U.S. are members of minority groups. Pediatricians recommend steps to help ensure equitable treatment. (American Medical News)
April 14, 2010
Health-care facilities are discovering that practicing in the virtual world can have major benefits in real life. (WSJ)
April 14, 2010
For many, mentioning the term psychedelic likely conjures images of long-haired hippies from the 1960s immersed in a drug culture typified by Timothy Leary’s slogan “Turn on, tune in, drop out.” But a recent reexamination of hallucinogens’ medicinal benefits may … Read More
April 14, 2010
In Medical Ethics and the Faith Factor, Robert Orr provides the overall rationale for ethical decision-making as well as for certain discrete medical issues: failure of the cardiac, pulmonary, renal, and neurologic systems; pregnancy; reproductive disorders; failure to eat, drink, … Read More
April 13, 2010
Gov. Dave Heineman of Nebraska signed a law on Tuesday banning most abortions 20 weeks after conception or later on the theory that a fetus, by that stage in pregnancy, has the capacity to feel pain. The law, which appears … Read More
April 13, 2010
US President Barack Obama last week announced the full membership of his bioethics advisory council, unveiling a more diverse body and one that is likely to have a greater impact on policy than its predecessor. (Nature News)
April 13, 2010
Medical abortion became available across Italy last week after a 15 year battle between women’s groups and the Catholic church, which has split the country’s medical profession down the middle. (BMJ)
April 13, 2010
According to the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) plans to form a new interagency group on emerging technologies, including nanotechnology and synthetic biology. (IEET)
April 13, 2010
Partnering to Improve Health: The Science of Community Engagement Organized by the Community Engagement Committee of the Clinical and Translational Science Awards Consortium May 13-14, 2010 at the Sheraton National Hotel in Arlington, VA This conference will focus on community … Read More
April 13, 2010
May Regional Programs Hosted by Public Responsibility in Medicine & Research (PRIM&R) May 3-6, 2010 at the Drake Hotel in Chicago, IL The following programs are included: IRB 101, IRB 201, IRB Administrator 101, Building Trust Between Minorities and Researchers: … Read More
April 13, 2010
JAMA (Vol. 303; No. 12; March 24/31, 2010) is now available by subscription only. Articles include: “Association of Socioeconomic Position with Health Behaviors and Mortality” by Silvia Stringhini, Séverine Sabia, Martin Shipley, Eric Brunner, Hermann Nabi, Mika Kivimaki, and Archana … Read More
April 13, 2010
Stem Cells (Volume 28; Issue 3; March 31, 2010) is now available by subscription only. Articles include: “Law, Ethics, Religion, and Clinical Translation in the 21st Century – A Discussion with Derek Hei” by Susan Rainey Daher, Majlinda Lako, and … Read More
April 12, 2010
In recent weeks, several reports have appeared in the media that Australia’s ban on couples choosing the sex of their children either for social reasons or to balance their families may soon be lifted. (Kairos Catholic Journal)
April 12, 2010
In recent weeks, several reports have appeared in the media that Australia’s ban on couples using IVF to choose the sex of their children for social reasons or to balance their families might soon be lifted. (Eureka Street)
April 12, 2010
Two frozen embryos and two gut-wrenching lawsuits have added up to a national controversy pitting a Pleasanton family against a suburban St. Louis family over control of what both call their “pre-born children.” (San Francisco Chronicle)
April 12, 2010
In a free market society, would selling organs be an ethical way to supply the high volume of transplant patients? In his lecture, “The Morality of Organ Trafficking,†Westmont professor Mark Nelson, delivered at the University Club in downtown Santa … Read More
April 12, 2010
A British team has for the first time successfully used a new “test tube” fertilization technique that better predicts which of a woman’s eggs will most likely result in pregnancy, a top fertility expert said on Monday. The treatment combines … Read More
April 12, 2010
In a 21st-century twist on medical ethics, Internet search engines and social networking sites test traditional boundaries between patients and doctors. (The Boston Globe)
April 12, 2010
This essay explores a proper Confucian vision on genetic enhancement. It argues that while Confucians can accept a formal starting point that Michael Sandel proposes in his ethics of giftedness, namely, that children should be taken as gifts, Confucians cannot … Read More
April 12, 2010
The shift to longitudinal, comprehensive electronic health records (EHRs) means that any health care provider (e.g., dentist, pharmacist, physical therapist) or third-party user of the EHR (e.g., employer, life insurer) will be able to access much health information of questionable … Read More
April 12, 2010
Archives of Internal Medicine (Vol. 170; No. 6; March 22, 2010) is now available by subscription only. Articles include: “Timely Care After an Abnormal Mammogram Among Low-Income Women in a Public Breast Cancer Screening Program” by Rebecca Lobb, Jennifer D. … Read More
