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Community Input Ensures Ethical Informed Consent
By including ordinary people, researchers could create consent forms, and a consenting process, that is primarily suited to meeting the needs of potential participants. -
Video Results in Slightly Better Informed Consent, More Satisfaction
Keep in mind the person who has who to digest informed consent information. Avoiding complex terminology could lead to better understanding among the laypeople who participate in clinical trials. -
Ethical Concerns with Variation in Hospitals’ Code Status Options
Some ethicists are unaware of how code status options are named and defined at their institutions. Researchers found that at some hospitals, code status options in the electronic medical record did not even match what was in the hospital policy. Ethics should be one of the experts in this area. -
Survey: Ethics Consultations Gap Widening Between Small and Large Hospitals
Researchers hope leaders can use these data to decide what resources to devote to ethics consultation. -
Ethical Challenges of AI Coming Soon
Numerous real-life examples of artificial intelligence in healthcare already pose difficult ethical questions: Informed consent, patient privacy, transparency, allocation, and safety are a few. The authors of a recent paper argued artificial intelligence-related ethics training should begin in medical school. -
Underrepresented Groups in Alzheimer’s Trials Remain Persistent Ethical Concern
Despite ongoing efforts to address disparities in Alzheimer’s disease and dementia care, much work remains. The authors of a recent report identified some of the barriers diverse populations are facing in accessing and receiving dementia care. -
Ethical Controversy Erupts Over Alzheimer’s Drug Approval
The first new Alzheimer’s drug to be approved in almost 20 years has sparked a major ethical controversy, leading to protest resignations, criticism, qualifying statements, and even calls for investigations. -
Research Suggests the Need for More Sexual Health Education Among Providers
A new study revealed opportunities for improvement in OB/GYN knowledge of sexual health education. OB/GYN residents, while knowledgeable on subjects like decreased sexual desire, sexual pain, contraception, and more, could benefit from learning more about transgender care, caring for sex trafficking survivors, and cultural competency in care. -
Disease Severity and Perinatal Outcomes of Pregnant Patients with COVID-19
In this observational cohort study of patients with singleton gestation and positive coronavirus test, patients with severe or critical disease were at risk for perinatal complications compared to those who were asymptomatic. Patients classified with mild or moderate disease were not shown to have an increased risk compared to asymptomatic positive patients.
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Standard-Dose vs. High-Dose Oxytocin for Labor Augmentation
In this randomized clinical trial of standard-dose vs. high-dose oxytocin regimens for labor augmentation among 1,003 nulliparous women, the primary outcome (cesarean delivery) was similar between the two groups. However, secondary outcomes were lower, labor duration was shorter, and umbilical artery acidemia occurred less frequently.