News tagged with ethicist

Drug 'reduces implicit racial bias,' study suggests

(Medical Xpress) -- Taking a heart disease medication can affect a person's subconscious attitudes towards race, a team of ethicists, psychiatrists and psychologists at Oxford University has found.

Psychology & Psychiatry Mar 09, 2012 | 5 / 5 (4) | 5 |

Ethicists' behavior not more moral, study finds

(Medical Xpress)—Do ethicists engage in better moral behavior than other professors? The answer is no. Nor are they more likely than nonethicists to act according to values they espouse, according to researchers from the ...

Psychology & Psychiatry 3 hours ago | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

New guidelines issued for genetic screening in newborns, children

(HealthDay)— New guidelines on testing newborns and children for genetic diseases recommend screening for childhood diseases but note that testing for diseases that strike in adulthood may not be worthwhile.

Genetics Feb 21, 2013 | not rated yet | 0

Scrap 'unwinnable' drugs war and divert funds into curbing global antibiotic misuse

Governments around the world should stop squandering resources fighting an "unwinnable war" against illegal drugs, such as cocaine and heroin. Instead, they should use the cash to curb antibiotic misuse, which poses a far ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Feb 20, 2013 | not rated yet | 1

Study finds MDs not always honest with patients

(AP) -- Trust your doctor? A survey finds that some doctors aren't always completely honest with their patients.

Health Feb 08, 2012 | not rated yet | 1

Safeguards needed for tissue donors

vast collections of human tissue samples that scientists hope will lead to new treatments for diseases – have a right to basic information about how their donations may be used, a Michigan State University ...

Other Jan 28, 2013 | not rated yet | 0

Ethics should drive health policy reform, especially with physician-owned specialty hospitals

The ethical principles that have for centuries shaped the relationship between patient and physician should also guide legislators, regulators -- and justices of the highest court -- charged with crafting U.S. health care ...

Health Jun 20, 2012 | not rated yet | 0

Medical ethicists working in hospitals need to have standards

A Queen's University professor is helping standardize practices for healthcare ethicists who consult and give guidance on medical ethics issues to doctors, nurses and patients across the country.

Health May 31, 2011 | not rated yet | 0