Pediatrics
New guidance published for parents, physicians making medical decisions for children
How should others make decisions for pediatric patients?
Aug 11, 2023
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News tagged with ethical decisions
Health informatics
Norwegian attitudes and beliefs about end-of-life treatment for patients
Eight out of 10 Norwegians believe that the next of kin are responsible for making decisions about life-prolonging treatment when patients cannot make decisions themselves. This is incorrect.
May 12, 2023
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Surgery
The ethics of split liver transplantation: Analyzing case studies to make the right decision
Split liver transplantation (SLT) provides an opportunity to divide a donor liver and offer transplants to two small patients, one or both of whom could be a child. SLT, which is underused in the United States, could be used ...
Jul 9, 2021
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Alzheimer's and aducanumab: Unjust profits and false hopes
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's controversial decision to approve aducanumab for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease raises at least three major ethical issues that need to be addressed, states a new article in the ...
Jun 28, 2021
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Health
Speaking up to give voice to the severely disabled
The question of who speaks for patients with traumatic brain injuries when considering medical decisions is the subject of a commentary in the American Journal of Bioethics Neuroscience by Marie-Christine Nizzi, a research ...
May 11, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Is coronavirus treatment fair? Not in an unequal society
An important notion underlying most clinical and ethical pandemic guidance worldwide is the concept of fairness; whether this is the question of how to make decisions to allocate limited health resources or the need for ethical ...
Mar 9, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mask or no mask? This simple ethical approach can help with your pandemic etiquette
Feeling torn about wearing a mask? Me too. I don't want to look like I'm virtue signaling or get funny looks. But I also want to be responsible about public health. I've ended up conflicted, wearing a mask one day but not ...
Aug 18, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
The coronavirus pandemic is forcing us to ask some very hard questions. But are we ready for the answers?
The global coronavirus pandemic poses immediate, wide-ranging ethical challenges for governments, health authorities, health workers and the public.
Mar 12, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Sleep deprivation can have a negative impact on ethical decision-making, says expert
If you ever feel like you're not mentally sharp when you're exhausted, you're probably right.
Nov 29, 2018
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Health
Dutch doctors withhold/withdraw treatment in many elderly patients
Dutch doctors withhold/withdraw treatment in a substantial proportion of elderly patients, reveals research published online in the Journal of Medical Ethics.
Apr 20, 2015
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