March 25, 2011
ADHERING to principles of ethics in medical practice is poor in Pakistan. Formal training in bioethics should be a part of undergraduate and postgraduate medical training so that the concept, process and application of medical ethics were understood. (The News … Read More
March 25, 2011
The notion of transplanting adult stem cells to treat or even cure age-related macular degeneration has taken a significant step toward becoming a reality. In a study published today in Stem Cells, Georgetown University Medical Center researchers have demonstrated, for … Read More
March 24, 2011
Singapore May 23-30, 2011 The Conference and the Courses are designed to offer a platform for the exchange of information and knowledge and to hold discussions, lectures, workshops, courses and exhibition of programs and databases. The Main Conference and Seminars … Read More
March 24, 2011
Journal of Applied Philosophy (Volume 29, Issue 1, January 2011) is now available by subscription only. Articles include: “Concise Review: Dissecting a Discrepancy in the Literature: Do Mesenchymal Stem Cells Support or Suppress Tumor Growth?” by Ann H. Klopp, Anshul … Read More
March 24, 2011
Clinical trials are important in improving the safety and effectiveness of emergency care. Many such trials seek to assess the effects of time-critical treatments for life-threatening disorders such as traumatic brain injury, severe haemorrhage, or respiratory distress. In general, before … Read More
March 24, 2011
I gave her my standard sex talk for adolescents, which covers condoms, safe sex, and emergency contraception, also known as Plan B. Before I could finish, the nurse huffed out of the room. Back at the nursing station, I asked … Read More
March 24, 2011
Last July, an unknown agitator using the pseudonym Marco Berns interrupted an investigation of scientific misconduct with e-mails and online posts accusing researcher Silvia Bulfone-Paus of the Research Center Borstel in Germany — whose lab was the focus of the … Read More
March 24, 2011
After years of being the black sheep of the medical profession, family medicine is becoming more attractive to med students. The reason — health reform. (CNN)
March 24, 2011
Rule Is Discriminatory and Genital Surgery Is Costly, Sometimes Unnecessary, Legal Groups Say. (ABC News)
March 23, 2011
A law signed by Gov. Dennis Daugaard on Tuesday makes the state the first to require women who are seeking abortions to first attend a consultation at such “pregnancy help centers,†to learn what assistance is available “to help the … Read More
March 23, 2011
Monday, the Ontario provincial government decided to cover the cost of Herceptin, a breast cancer drug, for patients with tumours smaller than 1 cm in diameter. Previously only patients whose tumours were 1 cm or larger had the drug paid … Read More
March 23, 2011
Europe’s human rights court opened a hearing Tuesday into a Gypsy woman’s allegation that she was wrongly and forcibly sterilized at a state-run hospital in her native Slovakia because of her ethnicity.AP
March 23, 2011
A long term study reports about the effectiveness of replacing bone marrow, purposely destroyed by chemotherapy, with autologous (self) stem cell rescue for people with aggressive forms of multiple sclerosis (MS). The study is published in the March 22, 2011, … Read More
March 22, 2011
Journal of Medical Ethics (Volume 37, Issue 2, February 1, 2011) is now available by subscription only. Articles include: “Life Support and Euthanasia: A Perspective on Shaw’s New Perspective” by Jacob Busch and Raffaele Rodogno. “Theoretical Resources for a Globalised … Read More
March 22, 2011
Over the past few years, a growing number of people have called for reconceptualizing participation in health research as a moral obligation. But conceiving research participation as morally obligatory conflicts with the commonly held view that agreeing to join a … Read More
March 22, 2011
Center for Practical Bioethics Kansas City, MO April 26, 2011 Keynote: Regina Benjamin, MD, US Surgeon General Presenters include: Melanie Thernstrom, author of The Pain Chronicles; Rollin “Mac†Gallagher, MD, Director of Pain Management, Philadelphia Veteran Affairs Medical Center, and … Read More
March 22, 2011
One-year-old Joseph Maraachli, who has a rare neurological disease, underwent a tracheotomy at SSM Cardinal Glennon Children’s Medical Center, a Catholic hospital in St. Louis. The surgery involved making an incision in Joseph’s neck to create an airway for a … Read More
March 22, 2011
Texas health officials estimate they could save $36.5 million in Medicaid costs by curbing convenient, but risky, baby deliveries before the 39th week of pregnancy, while reining in use of expensive neonatal intensive care units. (ABC News)
March 22, 2011
It’s no secret that healthcare’s inevitable move toward accountable care organizations (ACOs) has many physicians feeling a bit …nervous. Admittedly, most physicians are creatures of habit who fiercely defend their individual approach to patient care, focus on cures not cost, … Read More
March 22, 2011
In an innovative study that pushed the boundaries of research ethics, scholars posed online last fall as potential applicants to graduate programs to determine if graduate-study directors would betray ideological or political bias in responding to their e-mail. (The Chronicle … Read More
March 21, 2011
The New England Journal of Medicine (Volume 11, Issue 1, January 20, 2011) is now available on-line and by subscription only. Articles include: “Harnessing Our Opportunity to Make Primary Care Sustainable” by J. McDermott, available on-line.
March 21, 2011
Justices will decide if generic drugmakers are responsible for side-effect warning failures by brand-name companies. (American Medical News)
March 21, 2011
Aid agencies are scrambling to respond to the physical and mental health needs of tens of thousands of refugees who have fled the fighting in Libya. Samuel Loewenberg reports. (The Lancet)
March 21, 2011
Tens of thousands of human embryos hang in cold storage in Canada’s fertility clinics, an unknown number of which are “orphans.†Increasingly, however, clinics are preparing to match these embryos — which could survive for decades in suspended animation — … Read More
March 21, 2011
Children as young as four are being given Ritalin-style medication for behavioural problems in breach of NHS guidelines, the Guardian has discovered, prompting the leading psychological society to call for a national review. (The Guardian)
