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A study published in the Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, says that informed consent sheets that are concise and written at lower reading comprehension levels, as well as videotaped presentations, work well in helping patients understand the risks, benefits, and treatment alternatives to cataract surgery.
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There is a new, controversial genetic test of a gene called Apolipoprotein E (APOE) on the horizon.
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An advisory board to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has recommended that a proposal to hold pediatric trials of the anthrax vaccine be reviewed by an ethics board before proceeding.
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he Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has red lighted the morning-after pill for teens under 17, without a prescription.
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Hospice family caregivers are "second order patients" themselves and require their own unique care needs, according to a study led by the University of Kentucky researcher Elaine Wittenberg-Lyles, PhD.
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Patients and caregivers often are not familiar with palliative care, or they misunderstand its purpose. Therefore, education on the reasons to make use of a multidisciplinary palliative care team and the benefits provided is important.
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The ethics rule regarding biomedical and behavior research involving human subjects in the U.S., also known as the common rule, govern Institutional Review Boards (IRBs).
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In a groundbreaking decision, the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a technological breakthrough makes donating bone marrow a process nearly identical to giving blood plasma. This decision by the courts now makes it legal to compensate marrow donors, just as plasma donors are compensated.
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Research ethicists and others have long described the value of recruiting more minorities in clinical research (CR) trials, but the question is whether review boards have a role to play in advancing this goal.
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A new scoring system that can more accurately predict the life expectancy of a patient with advanced cancer in terms of "days," "weeks," and "months" is described in a study1 published in British Medical Journal.