News tagged with ethics
ACP and SGIM find the PCMH model aligns with principles of medical ethics and professionalism
The American College of Physicians (ACP) and the Society of General Internal Medicine (SGIM) explore the ethical dimensions of the patient-centered medical home (PCMH) in a new position paper published by the Journal of General ...
Health
Jul 30, 2012 |
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Parents of severely disabled kids say they enrich their lives
(HealthDay) -- When Vanessa Hernandez's sixth child was born, she knew right away her daughter was different.
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Jul 23, 2012 |
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Blood vessel forming potential of stem cells from human placenta and umbilical cord blood
A study comparing whether endothelial colony-forming cells (ECFCs) derived from human placenta or those derived from human umbilical cord blood are more proliferative and better for forming new blood vessels has found that ...
Medical research
Jul 19, 2012 |
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Penn expert addresses ethical implications of testing for Alzheimer's disease risk
Diagnostic tests are increasingly capable of identifying plaques and tangles present in Alzheimer's disease, yet the disease remains untreatable. Questions remain about how these tests can be used in research studies examining ...
Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Jul 17, 2012 |
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Controversial vaccine trial should never have been run in India, researchers say
Research published today in the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine raises further questions about a trial of HPV vaccines in India.
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Jun 20, 2012 |
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Proposed testosterone testing of some female olympians challenged by scientists
Proposed Olympic policies for testing the testosterone levels of select female athletes could discriminate against women who may not meet traditional notions of femininity and distort the scientific evidence on the relationship ...
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Jun 13, 2012 |
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Ethics framework urged to manage conflicts of interest in medicine
A recent international study led by researchers from McGill University and the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) examines the complex and controversial interplay of conflicts of interest between physician experts, medicine ...
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Jun 13, 2012 |
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Mitochondrial technique is ethical
(Medical Xpress) -- An influential independent body has found that a pioneering mitochondrial transfer technique is ethical. Developed by a team at Newcastle University, the technique aims to prevent the transmission of maternally ...
Genetics
Jun 12, 2012 |
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Sex and trauma research is less upsetting to college students than previously assumed
Research on sex and trauma faces an ethical dilemma: how can we find out more about the effects of such psychologically sensitive topics without hurting the people who participate in the study?
Psychology & Psychiatry
May 31, 2012 |
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When is it ethical to prescribe placebos?
The American Medical Association's Code of Ethics prohibits physicians from prescribing treatments that they consider to be placebos unless the patients know this and agree to take them anyway. But this policy is not clearly ...
Medications
May 30, 2012 |
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Who pays for personalized medicine?
While researchers are busy identifying new biomarkers to detect disease and tailor treatments to individual needs, legal battles have been waged all the way up to the Supreme Court, trying to sort out whether a private company ...
Health
May 24, 2012 |
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Panel debates bioterrorism protection for children
(AP) -- The Obama administration is asking a presidential commission to help decide an ethical quandary: Should the anthrax vaccine and other treatments being stockpiled in case of a bioterror attack be tested in children?
Other
May 17, 2012 |
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Protections needed for some people who say no to research, study concludes
Although federal regulations provide protections for people who participate in research, protections are also needed for some people who decline to participate and may face harmful repercussions as a result, concludes an ...
Other
May 01, 2012 |
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Research on cash payments to promote health: Ethical concerns may be misplaced
It is fairly common for clinical research participants to receive payment for expenses such as travel and parking. What has raised ethical questions are payments or incentives given to encourage people to participate in research ...
Health
Mar 27, 2012 |
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Ethical considerations of military-funded neuroscience
The United States military and intelligence communities have developed a close relationship with the scientific establishment. In particular, they fund and utilize an array of neuroscience applications, generating profound ...
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Mar 20, 2012 |
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