June 17, 2021
European Journal of Human Genetics (vol. 28, no. 8, 2018) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Willingness to Donate Genomic and Other Medical Data: Results from Germany” by Torsten H. Voigt, et al. “How the ‘Control-Fate Continuum’ helps … Read More
June 17, 2021
BMC Medical Ethics has new articles available online. Articles include: “The Ethics of DNR-Decisions in Oncology and Hematology Care: A Qualitative Study” by Mona Pettersson, Mariann Hedström and Anna T. Höglund “Public Awareness of and Attitudes Towards Research Biobanks in … Read More
June 16, 2021
(Science) – Buried in a 2400-page bill approved last week by the U.S. Senate to help the United States compete with China is language that is drawing fire from human genome researchers. It would require the National Institutes of Health … Read More
June 16, 2021
Genetics in Medicine (vol. 22, no. 8, 2020) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Implementation of Population-Based Newborn Screening Reveals Low Incidence of Spinal Muscular Atrophy” by Denise M. Kay, et al. “Exome Sequencing Compared with Standard Genetic … Read More
June 16, 2021
Journal of Medical Ethics (vol. 46, no. 8, 2020) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Relational Ethical Approaches to the COVID-19 Pandemic” by David Ian Jeffrey “Multivalue Ethical Framework for Fair Global Allocation of a COVID-19 Vaccine” by … Read More
June 15, 2021
(Nature) – The YHRD, which was first released online in 2000, is now widely used across the world to help solve sex crimes and settle paternity cases. Holding more than 300,000 anonymous Y-chromosome profiles, it shows how particular genetic markers … Read More
June 15, 2021
(Associated Press) – Confronted with a rapid surge of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, South Africa has returned to tighter restrictions on public gatherings and liquor sales, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced Tuesday night. The new infections threaten the health systems in … Read More
June 15, 2021
(Associated Press) – A new analysis of blood samples from 24,000 Americans taken early last year is the latest and largest study to suggest that the new coronavirus popped up in the U.S. in December 2019 — weeks before cases … Read More
June 15, 2021
(Medscape) – As India rushes to vaccinate its people against the coronavirus, medical workers often have to trek to perilous heights and across treacherous terrain to reach those in remote areas. In the northern region of Lidderwat, more than 100 … Read More
June 15, 2021
The American Journal of Bioethics (vol. 20, no. 7, 2020) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Ethical Challenges Arising in the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Overview from the Association of Bioethics Program Directors (ABPD) Task Force” by Amy L. … Read More
