June 18, 2021
(Medscape) -In the absence of formal clinical trials, pediatricians are racing to determine the efficacy and risks of currently used therapies for the SARS-CoV-2–linked multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C). That requires rapid pragmatic evaluation of therapies. Two real-world observational … Read More
June 18, 2021
Nursing Ethics (vol. 27, no. 5, 2020) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Sensitivity in Ethical Decision-Making: The Experiences of Nurse Managers” by Mostafa Roshanzadeh, Zohreh Vanaki and Afsaneh Sadooghiasl “Concepts of Health in Long-Term Home Care: An … Read More
June 17, 2021
(Medscape) – Even as the number of new COVID-19 cases continues to drop, the United States reached the 4-million mark for infected children, according to a report from the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Children’s Hospital Association. The total … Read More
June 17, 2021
(Wired) – This new system, which continually monitors and collects patient data, has recently gone wireless. It is being tested on patients in a hospital in Birmingham, England, but it and similar remote systems might be used in patients’ homes … Read More
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
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 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 15, 2021
(Medscape) – EUAs set a lower bar for effectiveness, saying the vaccines may be safe and effective based on just a few months of data. But with COVID cases plummeting in the United States and children historically seeing far less … Read More
June 15, 2021
The New Bioethics (vol. 26, no. 2, 2020) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Bioethics and Environmental Ethics: The Story of the Human Body as a Natural Ecosystem” by Zoe-Athena Papalois and Kyriaki-Barbara Papalois “Going Green: Fecreasing Medical … Read More
