June 17, 2019
Journal of Medical Ethics (vol. 45, no. 2, 2019) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Should Clinicians Boycott Australian Immigration Detention?” by Ryan Essex “Advance Euthanasia Directives: A Controversial Case and Its Ethical Implications” by David Gibbes Miller, … Read More
June 14, 2019
(Bloomberg) – Researchers have discovered that ketamine, a drug of choice for club-goers for decades, can be used to fight severe cases of the blues. For more than three decades, patients seeking treatment for depression in the U.S. have been … Read More
June 14, 2019
JAMA Internal Medicine (vol. 178, no. 11, 2018) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Ambiguity in End-of-Life Care Terminology—What Do We Mean by ‘Comfort Care?’” by Anne M. Kelemen and Hunter Groninger “Memorial Day Reflections—The Invisible Enemy” by … Read More
June 14, 2019
JAMA (vol. 320, no. 24, 2018) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Potential Risks and Benefits of Mental Health Screening of Physicians” by Matthew L. Goldman, Carol A. Bernstein, and Richard F. Summers “The Challenges of Improving Treatments … Read More
June 11, 2019
(The Atlantic) – If we could put ethical considerations about nonconsensual medical treatment aside, it still wouldn’t be clear whether this approach will have the desired effect on recidivism. Most research in the area puts sexual desire low on the … Read More
June 10, 2019
(NPR) – Many patients, like Bacon, struggle to get insurance coverage for their mental health treatment, even though two federal laws were designed to bring parity between mental and physical health care coverage. Recent studies and a legal case suggest … Read More
June 7, 2019
(The Atlantic) – Alongside cosmetic treatments for skin and hair, the Hers website has “Shop sex” and “Shop well-being” tabs. It offers birth-control pills, the female libido booster Addyi, and propranolol, a high-blood-pressure medication that Hers markets to customers for … Read More
May 29, 2019
(BBC) – Transgender health issues will no longer be classified as mental and behavioural disorders under big changes to the World Health Organization’s global manual of diagnoses. The newly-approved version instead places issues of gender incongruence under a chapter on … Read More
May 28, 2019
(BBC) – One doctor has been arrested and two others suspended in India’s Mumbai city amid allegations that their bullying of a young female doctor led her to take her own life. BBC Marathi’s Janhavee Moolee and Pravin Thakre report. … Read More
May 23, 2019
(Gizmodo) – It looks like Amazon is working on a new Alexa-powered gadget that can listen to you and decide how you feel, and make recommendations based on your human emotions. Citing internal documents and an unnamed source, Bloomberg reports … Read More
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