medical ethics

Family members of critically ill patients want to discuss loved ones' uncertain prognoses

harminka — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 14:15:30 -0600

Critically ill patients frequently have uncertain prognoses, but their families overwhelmingly wish that physicians would address prognostic uncertainty candidly, according to a new study out of the University of San Francisco Medical Center.

Responses To Health Conscience Rule

Armen Hareyan — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 11:42:48 -0600

The health conscience protection rule that was signed Thursday by the Bush administration has steered a national debate on medical ethics. Some say it ignores treatment to needy, others say doctors should have the right to follow their ethics and conscience when providing treatment.

Gene therapy research in developing world raises ethical red flags

harminka — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 06:24:15 -0500

Early stage gene therapy clinical trials are recruiting patients from the developing world, providing medically deprived populations access to interventions that show promise but have largely unknown effects in humans.

Harvard Doctors Selling Out... $$$ Rules

Armen Hareyan — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 09:53:50 -0500

A world-renowned Harvard child psychiatrist whose work has helped fuel an explosion in the use of powerful antipsychotic medicines in children earned at least $1.6 million in consulting fees from drug makers from 2000 to 2007 but for years did not report much of this income to university officials, according to information given Congressional investigators.

Oregon Pregnant Man's Action Ethically Wrong

Armen Hareyan — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 10:37:26 -0500

Today's issue of eMaxHealth has an interesting story that an Oregon man has become pregnant and is already 22 weeks ahead in Pregnancy. The man's name is Thomas Beatie who lives with his wife Nancy in Oregon. While the issue of male pregnancy is very intriguing it's also very controversial since a man becoming pregnant is very unique event in the history of human existence.

Forum for debate about capital punishment

harminka — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 12:56:25 -0600

In a commentary and two editorials published in the September 2007 issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings, three anesthesiologists and a medical ethicist discussed whether doctors should participate in capital punishment executions.

Ethnic minorities do stick with clinical research

harminka — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 02:23:20 -0500

A significant number of people from ethnic minority backgrounds can be persuaded to take part in research studies, according to a report published in the online open access journal, BMC Public Health.

Doctors discuss whether they should participate in capital punishment

harminka — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 01:59:56 -0500

Should doctors be involved in the state-ordered administration of capital punishment? In the September issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings, three anesthesiologists and a medical ethicist take an in-depth look at this question in a commentary and two editorials.

Scientists make ethical value judgments in research

harminka — Tue, 15 May 2007 04:33:40 -0500

Medical research scientists in public health and other areas routinely make ethical value judgments, even if they're not aware of it, according to a new Weill Cornell Medical College research study. And not only do these judgments not lead to bias necessarily, but they can make for better research.