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Hastings Center issues report on reprogenetics
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New federal laws aimed at encouraging drug companies to study how well their products work in children have had the unintended consequence of weakening already vague protections that prevent child research subjects from being exploited, a leading human subjects research advocate claims.
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In the emergency department (ED) at Palmetto Health-Richland, a 649-bed regional community teaching hospital in Columbia, SC, two waiting rooms have been converted into functional, secure units for patients with behavioral health problems who are waiting for transfer to a mental health treatment facility.
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The Alliance for Human Research Protection (AHRP), a nonprofit research advocacy organization based in New York City, offers the following recommendations for the safety of children involved in clinical research:
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The nations insurance coverage crisis is even worse than many policy analysts have feared, with nearly 38% of Americans younger than age 65 going without insurance at some point over a four-year period from 1996-1999, according to a study sponsored by the Commonwealth Fund, a private, social research foundation based in New York City.
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During a decade of providing health services to migrant farmworkers in eastern North Carolina, pediatrician Andrea Weathers, MD, DrPH, made some careful observations.
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As the Internet and other media outlets make medical information more accessible to the public, it seems more people are willing to question the judgment of the physicians assigned to their care.
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Despite all of its successes in improving care for patients facing the end of life, Oregon still has not made headway in treating pain and suffering, report researchers at Oregon Health Sciences Universitys Center for Ethics in Healthcare.
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High Court keeps Maine RX alive; DNA bank in the works at Howard University