October 25, 2017
(ProPublica) – Yet because of flaws in the way the U.S. identifies and investigates maternal deaths — a process perennially short on funding and scientific attention — what data exists on this particular set of vital statistics is incomplete and … Read More
October 25, 2017
(Scientific American) – Medical historians have recently published accounts that show neurologists were indeed complicit with the Nazis—and became victims if they were classified as “non-Aryan. Heiner Fangerau, who teaches the history and ethics of medicine at University Hospital Düsseldorf—along … Read More
October 25, 2017
(Reuters) – More and better data is needed to track progress in the global drive to eradicate modern slavery and human trafficking as many victims – including people trafficked for their organs and child soldiers – are going uncounted, leading … Read More
October 25, 2017
(Gizmodo) – Do-it-yourself treatments exist in a tricky ethical arena that tests the limits of how much agency we are willing to give patients in making decisions about their life and treatment. Increasingly, it is the view of mainstream medicine that … Read More
October 25, 2017
Genetics in Medicine (vol. 19, no. 5, 2017) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Laboratory and Clinical Genomic Data Sharing is Crucial to Improving Genetic Health Care: A Position Statement of the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics” … Read More
October 25, 2017
Hastings Center Report (vol. 47, no. 4, 2017) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “The Precision Medicine Nation” by Maya Sabatello and Paul S. Appelbaum “Decision-Making for an Incapacitated Pregnant Patient” by Hilary Mabel, Susannah L. Rose, and Eric … Read More
October 25, 2017
Developing World Bioethics (vol. 17, no. 2, 2017) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “The Saudi Law of Ethics of Research on Living Creatures and its Implementing Regulations” by Ghiath Alahmad “Benefit Sharing in a Global Context: Working Towards … Read More
October 25, 2017
Clinical Trials (vol. 14, no. 4, 2016) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Inadequacy of Ethical Conduct and Reporting of Stepped Wedge Cluster Randomized Trials: Results from a Systematic Review” by Monica Taljaard et al. “Recommendations for Data Monitoring … Read More
October 25, 2017
South African Journal of Bioethics and Law (vol. 10, no. 1, 2017) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Liver Transplantation for Non-Resectable Colorectal Liver Metastases at a Single Centre in South Africa: A Report of the Ethics and Regulatory … Read More
October 24, 2017
(STAT News) – The Food and Drug Administration’s biggest concern in Puerto Rico is access to electricity, Commissioner Scott Gottlieb said at a congressional hearing Tuesday morning. “If [drug and device manufacturing plants] don’t return to the grid by the … Read More
October 24, 2017
(The Telegraph) – It might look like a glowing egg from an alien world, but this red ovoid is actually human womb containing a baby, removed from its mother before birth, in a groundbreaking operation. Doctors in the US have … Read More
October 24, 2017
(Medscape) – It’s a common confusion and misconception. The short answer is that all hospice is palliative care, but not all palliative care is hospice. That is the elevator speech version. The more nuanced version is that the Medicare Hospice … Read More
October 24, 2017
(CNN) – The genetic causes of breast cancer just got clearer. Researchers from 300 institutions around the world combined forces to discover 72 previously unknown gene mutations that lead to the development of breast cancer. Two studies describing their work … Read More
October 24, 2017
(Reuters) – GlaxoSmithKline’s gene therapy for the so-called “bubble boy” disease was approved by Britain’s healthcare cost watchdog NICE, despite a price tag of almost 600,000 euros ($700,000). Gene therapy is designed to deliver a one-off cure for the patient … Read More
October 24, 2017
(New Scientist) – A stem cell treatment could finally bring relief to millions of people with chronic lower back pain. If it works, the injection could become a crucial tool for curbing the opioid epidemic currently killing thousands in the … Read More
October 24, 2017
(The Conversation) – In India, where I’ve studied surrogacy since 2008, the government is rethinking regulations. Gay couples were banned from using commercial surrogacy in 2012. In March 2017, the Indian government extended the commercial ban to everyone. Now, only … Read More
October 24, 2017
(STAT News) – Jessie and Samantha’s story speaks to an emerging ethical morass in the field of reproductive medicine: what to do when patients seeking to get pregnant select embryos with DNA that could lead to a disease or disability. … Read More
October 24, 2017
(CBS) – Genetic counselors in Boston are offering new parents a controversial peek at their baby’s future health. It’s part of a landmark study that could lead to gene scans for all infants at birth. By law, every newborn in … Read More
October 24, 2017
Ethics, Medicine, and Public Health (vol. 3, no. 2, 2017) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Just Caring: Do We Need Philosophical Foundations?” by L.M. Fleck “The Epistemic Responsibilities in Medicine of Beneficence and Respect for Patient Autonomy” … Read More
October 24, 2017
Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine (vol. 110, no. 7, 2017) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “A Future of Technology and Other Humans” by Kamran Abbasi “Is Integrated Information Management a Core Clinical Skill Required for the … Read More
October 24, 2017
The New England Journal of Medicine (vol. 377, no. 3, 2017) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Controlling the Cost of Medicaid” by K.J. McConnell and M.E. Chernew “Managing Uncertainty — Harnessing the Power of Scenario Planning” by … Read More
October 24, 2017
Public Understand of Science (vol. 26, no. 6, 2016) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Decomposing the Effects of Time on the Social Acceptability of Biotechnology Using Age-Period-Cohort-Country Models” by Damien Rousselière and Samira Rousselière “Identifying Public Expectations … Read More
October 24, 2017
The Journal of Medicine & Philosophy (vol. 42, no. 4, 2017) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Current Dilemmas in Defining the Boundaries of Disease” by Jenny Doust, Mary Jean Walker, and Wendy A. Rogers “Geneticization in MIM/OMIM®? … Read More
October 23, 2017
(BBC) – The World Health Organization has revoked the appointment of Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe as a goodwill ambassador following a widespread outcry. “I have listened carefully to all who have expressed their concerns,” WHO head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in … Read More
October 23, 2017
(South Korean Herald) – Thirteen hospitals in South Korea will launch trial operations of end-of-life care this week, just over three months before a law on dying with dignity comes into effect, officials said Sunday. The law, which will take … Read More
