May 17, 2010
Three people charged with an illegal operation as well as the forgery of seals and documents in two separate cases of human organ trafficking will stand trial in a local Beijing court next Tuesday, a prosecutor said. (China Daily)
May 17, 2010
What if police could scan a suspect’s brain to see if he was lying? Some companies claim the technology works, and it should be allowed as evidence at trial. Law professor Hank Greely explains the state of the technology and … Read More
May 17, 2010
The United States should adopt a law similar to what is practiced in Sweden allowing, in most cases, only single-embryo transfers during in vitro fertilization treatment, according to an essay published Thursday in the Hastings Center Report. (Los Angeles Times)
May 17, 2010
Medical researchers in the United Kingdom warned today that their work is being damaged by excessive regulation and an obsession with targets in the country’s health service. Figures show that the number of trials put forward for ethical approval has … Read More
May 14, 2010
Not long ago, a team of researchers watched a 1-year-old boy take justice into his own hands. The boy had just seen a puppet show in which one puppet played with a ball while interacting with two other puppets. The … Read More
May 14, 2010
They tried to fit in at this year’s iGEM synthetic biology competition. They really tried. Piers Millet from the United Nations Office of Disarmament Affairs sported a white hoodie with an iGEM insignia that was slightly too tight. Beside him, … Read More
May 14, 2010
In a brainstorming workshop held here Thursday at the jam-packed auditorium of Lady Reading Hospital (LRH) in Peshawar, the doctors-dominated gathering discussed introduction of moral standards for medical practitioners to develop a better understanding between the doctors and patients. (The … Read More
May 14, 2010
A heralded clinical study in South Africa that assessed the best treatment strategy for people infected with HIV who are receiving drugs for tuberculosis should never have been done, argue two bioethicists in an online posting published 5 May by … Read More
May 14, 2010
One of the best ways to improve the quality of medical care is to give doctors a financial stake in their health of their patients. Studies show that targeted monetary incentives prompt doctors to focus on specific clinical outcomes. But … Read More
May 13, 2010
First Global Symposium on Health Systems Research Montreux, Switzerland November 16-19, 2010 The World Health Organization (WHO) and partners are pleased to announce the First Global Symposium on Health Systems Research (HSR) -Â Science to Accelerate Universal Health Coverage. Researchers, policy-makers, … Read More
May 13, 2010
Institute of Tropical Medicine 52nd Annual Colloquium “Health Research Towards Universal Coverage” Antwerp, Belgium November 8-10, 2010 For more information
May 13, 2010
Health and Social Justice Course June 28-July 2, 2010 Palacio de la Magdalena, Santander, Spain Grants Available – Deadline for Applications: May 24 Health and Social Justice introduces the health capability paradigm, a unique approach, which considers the capability for … Read More
May 12, 2010
The B.C. Civil Liberties Association says as many as 800,000 babies in the province have been the victims of privacy violations that began the day they were born. (CBC News)
May 12, 2010
Ruben Betancourt, 73, lay in a persistent vegetative state for nearly a year at Trinitas Medical Center in Elizabeth. He was hooked up to a ventilator, dialysis machine and feeding tube. Doctors concluded there was no hope of recovery and … Read More
May 11, 2010
Use of drugs such as Ritalin among young people is becoming so common that family doctors should be able to prescribe them as study aids to school pupils aged under 18. (The Guardian)
May 11, 2010
Did you ever experience one of those moments when you agreed with someone’s arguments on an issue through point A, point B, and point C, but then somehow arrived at a different conclusion? It’s disconcerting, as if someone told you … Read More
May 11, 2010
Beginning Friday, shoppers in search of toothpaste, deodorant and laxatives at more than 6,000 drugstores across the nation will be able to pick up something new: a test to scan their genes for a propensity for Alzheimer’s disease, breast cancer, … Read More
May 11, 2010
Trends in Genetics (Volume 26, Issue 5, May 2010) is now available by subscription only. Articles include: “Personal Genome Research: What Should the Participant Be Told?” by Amy L. McGuire and James R. Lupski, 199.
May 11, 2010
Think (Volume 9, Issue 24, Spring 2010) is now available by subscription only. Articles include: “Must You Really Have Your Head Examined? – Neuroimaging and Its Place in Modern-Day Psychiatry” by Johnathan Sunley, 73-84.
May 11, 2010
International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care (Volume 26, Issue 02, April 2010) is now available by subscription only. Articles include: “Human Papillomavirus Transmission and Cost-effectiveness of Introducing Quadrivalent HPV Vaccination in Denmark” by Jens Olsen and Martin Rudbeck … Read More
May 10, 2010
As an undergraduate at the University of Washington in the late 1990s, Wendie Wilson noticed some striking ads in the campus newspaper: appeals to young women to sell their eggs for what seemed to her exorbitant sums of money. But … Read More
May 10, 2010
Ever since the U.S. government has taken steps to protect and encourage research involving pathogens that could be used as biological weapons, that research has become much less efficient, according to a new analysis. (The Scientist)
May 7, 2010
A New York assemblyman has introduced a bill aimed at making the state the first to presume people want to donate their organs unless they specifically say otherwise. Under current law, people give permission to donate their organs by checking … Read More
May 7, 2010
It’s a process that’s helping more people become parents and now it’s landed a local doctor and some of his patients on a new national reality TV series. “The Fertility Chase” on WE-tv will focus an entire episode on embryo … Read More
May 7, 2010
International medical travel occurs when patients cross national borders to purchase medical goods and services. On occasion, physicians in home countries will be the last point of domestic contact for patients seeking healthcare information before they travel abroad for care. … Read More
