September 21, 2011
Surgeons retrieving organs for transplant just after a donor’s heart stops beating would no longer have to wait at least two minutes to be sure the heart doesn’t spontaneously start beating again under new rules being considered by the group … Read More
September 21, 2011
There’s a showdown brewing in the state of Texas — and it could get ugly. On one side stands the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which is clamping down on the proliferation of unapproved stem-cell treatments being offered to … Read More
September 21, 2011
A ‘repair’ patch made from a human stem cells membrane has been developed hat could prevent thousands of premature births, scientists say. (Daily Mail)
September 21, 2011
Opponents of President Barack Obama’s stem cell policy who lost a lawsuit aimed at stopping the research are appealing. (Washington Post)
September 20, 2011
The Journal of the American Medical Association (Volume 306, Issue 10, September 14, 2011) is now available by subscription only. Articles include: “Caring for Patients With Limited Health Literacy: A 76-Year-Old Man With Multiple Medical Problems” by Michael Paasche-Orlow, 1122-1129. … Read More
September 20, 2011
Archives of Internal Medicine (Volume 171, Issue 16, September 12, 2011) is now available by subscription only. Articles include: “Communicating Uncertainties about Prescription Drugs to the Public: A National Randomized Trial” by Lisa M. Schwartz and Steven Woloshin, 1463-1468.
September 20, 2011
South Korea’s president has promised $89m (£56m) in state funds to revive the country’s reputation as a world leader in stem cell research. (BBC News)
September 20, 2011
Breaking news from the 51st ICAAC meeting in Chicago: Physicians from the Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in San Rafael, California say they have found an unexpected amount of pertussis — whooping cough — in pre-teen children who had received their … Read More
September 20, 2011
The doctor doesn’t think your sore throat is bad enough yet to order a strep test — unaware that a dozen people across town were diagnosed with strep throat just last week. (Washington Post)
September 20, 2011
Here’s a paradox. Every week seems to bring news from a research laboratory of an ingenious candidate cure about to enter clinical trials for a serious disease. Yet the productivity of drugs coming out of clinical trials has been plummeting, … Read More
September 20, 2011
Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning has become the newest face of stem cell therapy in a treatment decision that has elicited mixed opinions from top doctors in the field. (ABC News)
September 20, 2011
Electrically stimulating the brain can help to speed up the process of learning, scientists have shown. (BBC News)
September 20, 2011
If you’ve got red hair, don’t bother donating sperm at Cryos International, one of the world’s largest sperm banks. (MSNBC)
September 19, 2011
NanoEthics (Volume 5, Issue 2, September 7, 2011) is now available by subscription only. Articles include: “Assessing Expectations: Towards a Toolbox for an Ethics of Emerging Technologies” by Federica Lucivero, Tsjalling Swierstra & Marianne Boenink, available on-line. “Responsible Development of … Read More
September 19, 2011
You have to wonder what’s going on in the DNA of Harvard genetics professor George Church. (BBC News)
September 19, 2011
Oregon’s thriving midwife community has long operated outside the bounds of state regulation, but a recent increase in safety reports combined with the highly publicized death of a Eugene, Ore. newborn during a homebirth this July has revived debate over … Read More
September 19, 2011
A class action lawsuit filed Thursday accuses Baltimore’s Kennedy Krieger Institute, a research and care facility for children with disabilities affiliated with Johns Hopkins University, of exposing poor black children to “dangerous lead hazards” during a 1990s housing study. (ABC … Read More
September 19, 2011
Britain’s largest abortion provider said it is introducing reminders because some girls and women had forgotten about their procedures. (Telegraph)
September 19, 2011
RAFFLES with prizes such as IVF treatment, cosmetic surgery or sexual services will be banned under laws before State Parliament. (Herald Sun)
September 19, 2011
The General Medical Council says some overseas doctors come to the NHS with “little or no preparation” for working in the UK. (BBC News)
September 16, 2011
New England Journal of Medicine (Volume 365, Issue 10, September 8, 2011) is now available on-line and by subscription only. Articles include: “HIV Vaccine Development — Improving on Natural Immunity” by Margaret I. Johnston and Anthony S. Fauci, available on-line. … Read More
September 16, 2011
A group of researchers said that by examining the whole genome of a family of four, they were able to make unusually specific findings, including the daughter’s risk of blood clots, and suggestions for preventive care. (Wall Street Journal)
September 16, 2011
New data show that encouraging Chinese women to give birth in the hospital has contributed to a sharp drop in infant deaths over a 12-year period. (Washington Post)
September 16, 2011
Michael Jackson’s doctor, accused of killing the pop star with a powerful anesthetic, has joined a small but growing number of U.S. physicians facing criminal charges over their handling of prescription drugs. (Retuers)
September 16, 2011
Terminally ill people should be given an honest prognosis from their doctors. That philosophy is now firmly entrenched in medicine. But there is less dedication to the idea of informing patients when death is imminent because of fears that patients … Read More
