February 1, 2012
The dangers of life in the National Football League made headlines in 2009, when a study commissioned by the NFL found that retired players were 19 times more likely than other men of similar ages to develop severe memory problems. … Read More
February 1, 2012
Florida and 25 other states officially have requested the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn what they call the unconstitutional expansion of the Medicaid program as part of the national health system reform law. (American Medical News)
February 1, 2012
A physician can be sued for allegedly causing a patient emotional distress, even when no physical impact led to the distress, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania has ruled. (American Medical News)
February 1, 2012
A potentially deadlier form of the bird flu virus poses one of the gravest known threats to humans and justifies an unprecedented call to censor the research that produced it, a top U.S. biosecurity official said on Tuesday. (Reuters)
February 1, 2012
Thirty-nine years ago, Roe v. Wade was decided. With the passage of nearly four decades, the landscape of abortion has changed in a way that should trouble even those who consider themselves pro-choice. (CNN)
February 1, 2012
Researchers have demonstrated a striking method to reconstruct words, based on the brain waves of patients thinking of those words. (BBC News)
February 1, 2012
Kaiser Permanente Northern California — Department of Medical Ethics 21st Annual Symposium Saturday, March 3, 2012 San Ramon Valley Conference Center The Department of Medical Ethics residing within KP-TPMG Northern California invites you to attend its twenty-first annual Symposium. For … Read More
February 1, 2012
During the week of April 23, 2012, the Tuskegee University National Center for Bioethics in Research and Health Care is proud to sponsor an internationally prominent series of educational events. The week’s events will focus upon bioethics, public health ethics, … Read More
February 1, 2012
The Scottish Council on Human Bioethics (SCHB) has announced its new free biomedical ethics film library: http://www.schb.org.uk/films/. This library, which is one of the largest in the world, includes the listing of nearly 300 documentary and drama films subdivided into … Read More
