Articles Tagged With:
-
Are Healthcare Workers Exposing Colleagues to COVID-19?
Healthcare workers may be vigilant with personal protective equipment (PPE) around COVID-19 patients, but inadvertently expose colleagues when they take breaks, socialize, and eat.
-
Coronavirus Vaccine Hesitancy in Black and Latinx Communities
Historically, minority populations have been victimized in medical research. People of color and ethnic minorities generally are at risk of more serious outcomes if infected with SARS-CoV-2.
-
CDC: COVID’s Worst Is Yet to Come
The COVID-19 pandemic is coming to a disastrous boiling point in the United States, with one of the nation’s top public health officials predicting a high death toll as the pandemic surges nationwide over the winter months.
-
Healthcare Workers Cleared for COVID-19 Shots, Long-Term Care Residents Raise Safety Concerns
A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advisory panel finalized COVID-19 vaccine priority for healthcare workers and long-term care residents, although the latter received the greenlight only after discussions of safety concerns that led to the one dissenting vote in a 13-1 approval.
-
FDA Approves Pfizer Vaccine for COVID-19
The Food and Drug Administration’s vaccine advisory committee has approved the use of the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer Inc. (NYC) and BioNTech (Mainz, DEU) in the United States for those ages 16 years and older. The first doses will go to healthcare workers and long-term care residents.
-
Even Moderate COVID-19 Cases Can Cause Serious Neurological Problems
Strokes, seizures, and movement disorders just a few complications observed.
-
Patients with HIV More Likely to Take Medication Described as ‘Cure’
Clinicians and researchers should improve informed consent so that people living with HIV have a realistic understanding of treatment options and possible outcomes.
-
Informed Consent Remains a Process, Not a Checkbox
E-consent can make informed consent easier, but researchers must avoid turning the process into a mindless task.
-
Most Parents Decide on Study Participation Before Receiving Consent Form
Efforts to improve informed consent for research usually focus on consent forms, making them shorter, less complicated, and easier to understand. A recent study revealed most parents decide whether they want their children to participate in research before they ever see a consent form.
-
‘It’s a No-Man’s Land’: The Pitfalls of Genetic Data-Sharing and Informed Consent
It is unclear how well participants really understand all the potential risks of sharing their DNA. Researchers are ethically obligated to be sure that what they are asking people to consent to is just, fair, appropriate, and respectful of human rights.