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Genetics research tells us that every person has as many as six or even more genetic mutations placing him or her at risk for some disease.
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A physician working in a clinic that sees a high percentage of minority patients who live in public housing reports a difficult time obtaining reports from other providers; his peers in more affluent parts of town who see fewer minority patients report no such delays.
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In the wake of complaints from doctors who said a November 2007 opinion from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) threatened their rights of conscience, ACOG has issued a statement insisting it "affirms the importance of conscience in shaping ethical professional conduct" and will re-examine the controversial opinion, which states that physicians who oppose sterilization and abortion are compelled to refer patients to doctors who don't object to the procedures.
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When research calls for recruiting patients with Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia, it's often hard to know whether patients would want to participate had they been able to make the decision themselves.
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By ignoring red flags of dangers posed to patients subjected to tests of hemoglobin-based blood substitutes (HBBS), the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) allowed trials to continue when stopping them eight years ago would have saved lives, a blistering report released in April asserts.
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The availability of genetic testing is expanding rapidly so rapidly that information is available before there are safeguards in place concerning how it can be used. In recent months, home test kits, with which users are told they can determine genetic predisposition to bipolar disorders or determine paternity, have come on the market.
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Nearly 47 million Americans lack health insurance, leaving them without regular access to health care and making them a potentially vulnerable population in health care research.
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'Dr. Death' seeks to become Rep. Kevorkian, Antibiotics and end-of-life in dementia patients
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When the first psychiatric advance directives (PADs) began to appear in state legislation more than 20 years ago, they were largely considered to be an end-of-life tool, much like general advance directives. But as more states have passed PAD laws 25 states now have laws specifically providing for PADs their usefulness has expanded.
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The life cycle of a vaccine from discovery and production through distribution, rationing, and replacement can span a quarter-century, involve health professionals worldwide, and raise ethical issues every step of the way. But there was no centralized effort to promote policy and ethics around vaccine discovery, use, and global public health and so the Center for Vaccine Ethics and Policy was created.
