March 7, 2017
(Scientific American) – The case sparked a decades-long debate—one with “considerable spunk”—that captured the attention of the psychiatric community: “Has psychiatry reached the point where use of the psychodynamic model is viewed as malpractice when it is the exclusive treatment … Read More
March 7, 2017
(STAT News) – They’re among the nation’s premier medical centers, at the leading edge of scientific research. Yet hospitals affiliated with Yale, Duke, Johns Hopkins, and other top medical research centers also aggressively promote alternative therapies with little or no scientific … Read More
March 7, 2017
(The Epoch Times) – Such “violations of the law” may come in the form of abducting innocent individuals and murdering them to sell their organs, according to revelations from Vietnam last year that have not previously been documented in English. … Read More
March 7, 2017
(NPR) – Thomas Starzl, the doctor who pioneered liver transplant surgery, has died at the age of 90. In an announcement on its website, the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center said Starzl died peacefully at his home on Saturday. “His … Read More
March 7, 2017
(Nanotechnology Now) – The new research, led by nanoengineering professor Shaochen Chen, addresses one of the biggest challenges in tissue engineering: creating lifelike tissues and organs with functioning vasculature — networks of blood vessels that can transport blood, nutrients, waste … Read More
March 7, 2017
(BBC) – Police in the western Indian state of Maharashtra have found 19 aborted female foetuses near a hospital. Senior police officials in Sangli district said the remains were “buried with the intention of disposing them”. The police told the … Read More
March 7, 2017
(Undark) – What if technology could set us free from our own mortal bodies? If there were a way to expand our mental and physical beings beyond the limitations we were born with? If we could harness science to morph … Read More
March 6, 2017
(Medscape) – National standards for palliative and end-of-life care are needed after a report revealed stark discrepancies in services across England. It found that some health trusts only budgeted for as little as 14p a day for each patient needing … Read More
March 6, 2017
(The Atlantic) – When people believe their lives are meaningful, according to psychologists, it’s because three conditions have been satisfied: They feel their existence is valued by others; they are driven by a sense of purpose, or important life goals; … Read More
March 6, 2017
(The Conversation) – With the issue back in the headlines, federal Labor’s justice spokesperson, Clare O’Neil, told Q&A that in countries where the practice is legal, “very, very small” numbers of people use the laws. Whether or not you agree … Read More
March 6, 2017
(SeattlePi) – Dozens of police departments around the U.S. are amassing their own DNA databases to track criminals, a move critics say is a way around regulations governing state and national databases that restrict who can provide genetic samples and … Read More
March 6, 2017
(Medscape) – The Zika virus outbreak in the United States in 2016 was caused by multiple infected travelers arriving in South Florida, not by a single “patient zero,” genomic research has revealed. “From an epidemiologic standpoint, it’s important to understand … Read More
March 3, 2017
(Undark) – Pain is more than discomfort — it’s a condition unto itself. And higher levels of chronic pain are associated with earlier death on average, the research reveals. Most striking: social disparities in chronic pain apparently mirror social disparities … Read More
March 3, 2017
(New York Times) – But even such mild unpleasantness was enough to affect doctors’ and nurses’ medical skills. Individual performance and teamwork deteriorated to the point where diagnostic skills, procedural skills and team communication were impaired and medical errors were … Read More
March 3, 2017
(Medical Xpress) – Pregnant women infected with the Zika virus last year were 20 times more likely to bear children with birth defects than those who gave birth prior to the epidemic, US health officials said Thursday. Researchers for the … Read More
March 3, 2017
(Scientific American) – The prevalence of autism in the United States has risen steadily since researchers first began tracking it in 2000. The rise in the rate has sparked fears of an autism ‘epidemic.’ But experts say the bulk of the increase … Read More
March 3, 2017
(Reuters) – Venezuela’s brutal recession is worsening shortages of medicines from painkillers to chemotherapy drugs. With 85 of every 100 medicines now missing in Venezuela, anti-convulsants are among the toughest drugs to find, Venezuela’s main pharmaceutical association said. An estimated … Read More
March 3, 2017
(ProPublica) – Under the federal Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act, or EMTALA, every U.S. hospital with an emergency room has a duty to treat patients who arrive in labor, caring for them at least until the delivery of the … Read More
March 3, 2017
(NPR) – Brivanlou knows that some of his research makes some people uncomfortable. That’s one reason he has agreed to give me a look at what’s going on. His lab and one other discovered how to keep human embryos alive … Read More
March 3, 2017
(The Conversation) – Right now, optimism about the potential of genetics is high. “Breakthroughs” in genetics are reported with enthusiasm, and genetics research continues to comprise a large proportion of all funded research. Funding is often awarded because researchers claim … Read More
March 3, 2017
(The Guardian) – hared concerns included clear agreement that palliative care for terminally ill people is inadequate. Whether for or against assisted dying, participants showed a willingness to discuss quality of life for terminally ill people, the value placed on … Read More
March 3, 2017
(NPR) – If you’re failing less, then you’re succeeding more, right? That’s exactly what appears to be happening with birth control in the United States, according to a new study released by the Guttmacher Institute. Contraceptive failure rates for all … Read More
March 3, 2017
Bioethics (vol. 31, no. 3, 2017) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Conscientious Objection to Vaccination” by Steve Clarke, Alberto Giubilini and Mary Jean Walker “Doctors Have no Right to Refuse Medical Assistance in Dying, Abortion or Contraception” … Read More
March 2, 2017
(Vox) – A strain of bird flu that’s considered the top pandemic threat is surging in China, and experts are warning that the US isn’t read if it were to arrive here. According to an assessment from the World Health … Read More
March 2, 2017
(STAT News) – Proove has grown rapidly by tapping into the public angst over surging opioid addiction. It is one of many companies touting personalized DNA-based tests backed by little or no credible scientific data showing their reliability. That’s because … Read More
