November 5, 2010
A FEW years after Desmond Morris laid bare our animal nature in The Naked Ape, Alvin Toffler’s 1970 book Future Shock questioned our species’ ability to adapt to rapidly changing technology. Forty years later, the question remains. In What Technology … Read More
November 5, 2010
Doctors insert into patients what is called a central line, which can be used to administer vital medications while monitoring various critical elements within the heart and blood. But a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate shows that 250,000 … Read More
November 5, 2010
People no longer go to their doctor first to solve their healthcare questions. They go to the Internet. The Pew Internet and American Life Project found that 83 percent of Internet users search to find health information. Could a wave … Read More
November 4, 2010
Journal of Applied Philosophy (Volume 27, Issue 4, November 2010) is now available by subscription only. Articles include: “Does Cost Effectiveness Analysis Unfairly Discriminate against People with Disabilities?” by Greg Bognar, 394–40.
November 3, 2010
Trends in Genetics (Volume 21, Issue 11, November 2010) is now available by subscription only. Articles include: “Illusions of scientific legitimacy: misrepresented science in the direct-to-consumer genetic-testing marketplace” by Amy B. Vashlishan Murray, Michael J. Carson, Corey A. Morris, and … Read More
November 3, 2010
It’s hard for physicians to determine with much precision how long anyone with a terminal disease can expect to live, but it’s particularly challenging when the disease is advanced dementia. (New York Times)
November 3, 2010
Federal authorities arrested a French doctor who allegedly tipped a hedge-fund manager with confidential information after the death of a patient in a clinical drug trial and charged him with engaging in an insider-trading scheme. (Wall Street Journal/a>)
November 3, 2010
I enjoy reading political histories, especially those spiced with intrigue and gossip. But this is the first time I have read a political history on a subject about which I have been intimately acquainted; covering issues with which I have … Read More
November 3, 2010
Much of what medical researchers conclude in their studies is misleading, exaggerated, or flat-out wrong. So why are doctors—to a striking extent—still drawing upon misinformation in their everyday practice? (The Atlantic)
November 3, 2010
As a cold, monotone voice echoed along the whitewashed corridors, women sat or stood against the walls in silence, their faces carved with frustration. They were all waiting for their name to be called, for their chance to make a … Read More
November 3, 2010
A woman in her mid-30s wearing a hijab, the traditional Muslim head covering, comes to an urgent care center complaining of leg pain. The first thing she asks: “Are there any woman doctors around?†(New York Times)
November 3, 2010
Reversing a longstanding policy, the federal government said on Friday that human and other genes should not be eligible for patents because they are part of nature. The new position could have a huge impact on medicine and on the … Read More
November 2, 2010
Fourth Open Meeting of the Permanent Education Program on Bioethics of the Redbioética UNESCO November 24-26, 2010 Bogotá, Colombia ORGANIZERS: Latin-American and Caribbean Network on Bioethics (Redbioética UNESCO) El Bosque University National University of Colombia For more information
November 2, 2010
Pioesis & Praxis (Volume 7, Issue 3, October 2010) is now available by subscription only. Articles include: “The Quiet Before the Storm: Anticipating Developments in Synthetic Biology” by Ruth Mampuys & Frans W. A. Brom, 151-168.
November 1, 2010
The American Journal of Bioethics (Volume 10, Issue 10, 2010) is now available by subscription only. Articles include: “Americans Should Not Be on a Game Show in U.S. Emergency Rooms and Ambulances” by Chuck Grassley, 9-10. “Rethinking Research Ethics” by … Read More
