October 12, 2017
(Nature) – Drug regulation in Europe could temporarily freeze if the European Medicines Agency (EMA) loses staff during its post-Brexit move from London. Up to 70 per cent of its 900 staff have said they would quit if the agency … Read More
October 12, 2017
(Medscape) – The recent mass shooting in Las Vegas was the largest in modern US history, with 59 people dead (58 gunshot victims and 1 shooter suicide) and more than 500 injured. This horrific event has once again highlighted gun … Read More
October 12, 2017
(The Conversation) – Admittedly, palliative care and MAID are both trying to treat suffering, but the methods are different: palliative care does not try to speed up (or slow down) death whereas MAID expressly speeds up death. Palliative care tries … Read More
October 12, 2017
(Boston Globe) – What if instead of waiting for a heart transplant, your doctor told you he or she would build you a new one from scratch? That might sound like science fiction, but it’s closer to reality than you … Read More
October 12, 2017
(New York Times) – American military officials at the Guantánamo Bay prison recently hardened their approach to hunger-striking prisoners, detainees have told their lawyers, and are allowing protesters to physically deteriorate beyond a point that previously prompted medical intervention to … Read More
October 12, 2017
Nursing Ethics (vol. 24, no. 3, 2017) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “What Is Dignity in Prehospital Emergency Care?” by Anna Abelsson and Lillemor Lindwall “Moving It Along: A Study of Healthcare Professionals’ Experience with Ethics Consultations” by … Read More
October 12, 2017
Hastings Center Report (vol. 47, no. S1, 2017) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Building the Next Bioethics Commission” by Alexander M. Capron “International Capacity-Building Initiatives for National Bioethics Committees” by Eugenijus Gefenas and Vilma Lukaseviciene “Reflections on the … Read More
October 12, 2017
The New Bioethics (vol. 23, no. 1, 2017) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “The Promise and the Hype of ‘Personalised Medicine’” by Tim Maughan “Personalised Medicine Approaches to Screening and Prevention” by Kezia Gaitskell “Personalised Medicine and the … Read More
October 12, 2017
European Journal of Human Genetics (vol. 25, no. 7, 2017) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Expanded Carrier Screening: What Determines Intended Participation and Can This Be Influenced by Message Framing and Narrative Information?” by Jan S Voorwinden et … Read More
October 12, 2017
Human Reproduction Update (vol. 23, no. 6, 2015) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Sperm Selection in Natural Conception: What Can We Learn from Mother Nature to Improve Assisted Reproduction Outcomes?” by Denny Sakkas, Mythili Ramalingam, Nicolas Garrido, … Read More
October 11, 2017
(STAT News) – Four deaths in Hurricane Maria’s aftermath are being investigated as possible cases of a disease spread by animals’ urine, Puerto Rico’s governor said Wednesday amid concerns about islanders’ exposure to contaminated water. A total of 10 people … Read More
October 11, 2017
(Medical News Today) – The allure of regenerative medicine promises to redefine medical treatment, putting stem cells and biocompatible materials center stage in this revolution. Many breakthroughs have been reported and hailed in scientific journals and the media over the … Read More
October 11, 2017
(Nature) – 23andme has always been the most visible face of direct-to-consumer genetic testing, and it is more formidable now than ever before. In September, the company announced that it had raised US$250 million: more than the total amount of … Read More
October 11, 2017
(Nature) – An analysis of more than 1,000 mouse models of cancer has challenged their ability to predict patients’ response to therapy. The study, published today in Nature Genetics catalogues the genetic changes that occur in human tumours after they … Read More
October 11, 2017
(Nature) – Ronald’s myriad tissues, and those of almost 1,000 other anonymous deceased donors, are now the basis of a first-of-its-kind database. Supported by the US National Institutes of Health, the US$150-million Genotype-Tissue Expression (GTEx) project is amassing data about … Read More
October 11, 2017
(New Scientist) – The most versatile stem cells ever created could enable researchers to better understand the biological mechanisms behind many failed early pregnancies. Pentao Liu of the Sanger Institute in Cambridge, UK, and his team developed the stem cells … Read More
October 11, 2017
(Gizmodo) – But there are rare, new alternatives of doctors incentivizing altruistic donations. One such promising idea is UCLA’s new “take-a-kidney-leave-a-kidney” voucher program. It solves the problem of what doctors are calling “chronological incompatibility”—friends and family who would be willing … Read More
October 11, 2017
Hastings Center Report (vol. 47, no. 3, 2017) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Defending Opioid Treatment Agreements: Disclosure, Not Promises” by Joshua B. Rager and Peter H. Schwartz “Closed Financial Loops: When They Happen in Government, They’re Called … Read More
October 11, 2017
Bioethics (vol. 31, no. 5, 2017) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Can Neuroscience Contribute to Practical Ethics? A Critical Review and Discussion of the Methodological and Translational Challenges of the Neuroscience of Ethics” by Eric Racine et … Read More
October 11, 2017
The American Journal of Bioethics (vol. 17, no. 6, 2017) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Bringing Transparency to Medicine: Exploring Physicians’ Views and Experiences of the Sunshine Act” by Susan Chimonas, Nicholas J. DeVito, and David J. … Read More
October 11, 2017
The New England Journal of Medicine (vol. 376, no. 21, 2017) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Accelerated Approval and Expensive Drugs — A Challenging Combination” by W.F. Gellad and A.S. Kesselheim “Sharing Clinical and Genomic Data on … Read More
October 10, 2017
(The Atlantic) – Human Dx might help doctors confirm their suspected diagnoses or think of things to rule out. At Mary’s Center, one man came in complaining of headaches and nausea, and the Human Dx physicians suggested a blood test … Read More
October 10, 2017
(Reuters) – Nearly 40 percent of U.S. physicians are reluctant to seek mental health care out of fear that it might imperil their medical license, a recent study suggests. The reluctance was more pronounced in states where licensing applications questioned doctors … Read More
October 10, 2017
(BBC) – Fertility tests marketed at women worried they have left it too late to have a baby, can be a “waste of money”. Ovarian reserve tests, which can cost £100 or more, measure hormones in blood to give an … Read More
October 10, 2017
(STAT News) – Almost a year ago I began thinking about how to tell the story of what happened to my circle of friends. I hoped that by examining how the drugs took hold in my hometown, I could illustrate … Read More
