Medical Ethics Advisor – March 1, 2004
March 1, 2004
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Should surgery be an option for obese adolescents?
With a significant percentage of the U.S. population deemed overweight, surgical treatments for obesity have become much more widespread. -
Is BESST the best method for measuring IVF success?
Fertility programs worldwide need to change their methods for calculating successful birth rates to emphasize births of single babies at term as the desired outcome of assisted reproductive technologies, rather than the birth of twins or triplets, an Australian researcher argues. -
ASRM issues guidance on gamete donation
A woman seeking help conceiving through assisted reproduction inquires about the possibility of using her sister as an egg donor because previous attempts using her own have failed. Would your program allow it? -
What’s the best approach to HPV prevention?
A U.S. congressman caused a stir in public health and sexually transmitted disease (STD) prevention circles in December by accusing federal health officials of failing to comply with federal law and asking them to testify at a special hearing. -
FDA issues guidance on drug company advertising
Stung by criticism that it is not doing enough to enforce its own regulations governing direct-to-consumer advertising by pharmaceutical companies and medical device manufacturers, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the publication of three new guidance documents designed to improve communications the public sees about new drugs and devices.