Medical Ethics Advisor – January 1, 2008
January 1, 2008
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Tandem research may herald way around embryonic stem cell dilemma
Researchers in Japan and the United States, in simultaneous and nearly identical findings, may have doused one of the most heated controversies in health science research by discovering a way to transform adult human skin cells into cells that closely resemble and act like embryonic stem cells. -
Know your potential limits in the event of disaster
It wasn't years of medical education, AIDS research, and experience that especially prepared Ruth Berggren, MD, to accept her appointment as interim director of the Center for Medical Humanities & Ethics at the University of Texas at San Antonio it was, specifically, six days in New Orleans. -
Legal trend? No charge for adverse events
It's bad enough when a patient suffers an adverse event from a wrong-site surgery or a medication error; it only adds insult to injury when the patient or his insurer is billed for the procedure in which the error occurred. -
Who owns patient images following patient's death?
You and a colleague have authored a clinical monograph on pelvic fractures, and the article is with the journal's editor, being prepared for publication. -
Don't use rigid approach for spiritual assessment
A 2004 study published in the Annals of Family Medicine analyzed when patients want a discussion about spirituality and what they want done with the information. -
Are pacts linking pro sports teams and providers fair?
Is a sick person in Houston more likely to seek care at Methodist Hospital because that facility is the "official hospital" of the Houston Astros, a Major League Baseball team? -
Poor patients perceive discrimination in care
Poor, uninsured people report disrespect, racial discrimination, or other unfair treatment during health care visits, according to a recent study.