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Physician Assistants in OB/GYN Field Want More Ethics Expertise
Survey respondents named many ethical challenges they faced: end-of-life care, complex pregnancies, risk and benefits to mother and fetus, and counseling adolescents.
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Study Shows Ethics Complaints in Psychiatry Could Be Declining
One reason could be the emphasis on ethics education in psychiatry.
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Orthopedic Surgeons Say ‘Open-Label’ Placebos Are Ethical, Yet Few Use Them
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Gene Editing Is Popular, But Controversial, Research Area
Gene drive researchers aim to broadcast a consistent message, tell the truth from the beginning, and be transparent.
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IRBs Are Scrutinizing Digital Tools for Informed Consent
Compared to paper-based informed consent, a multimedia digital tool resulted in higher satisfaction, was perceived as easier to use, gave more people the ability to complete the consent independently, and was perceived as taking less time to complete the consent process, according to the results of a recent study.
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Hospitals Disproportionately Sue Low-Income, Rural, and Black Patients
One expert believes ethicists should serve as a "moral compass for hospitals," pushing facility leaders to consider whether engaging in litigation like this is the best course of action.
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Access Problems with Pediatric Mental Healthcare Raise Ethical Worries
Mental health insurance claims roughly doubled for teens in March and April 2020 compared to those same months in 2019. However, only half of parents who tried to obtain mental healthcare for their children succeeded in doing so during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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IRBs Are Reviewing Artificial Intelligence Research, Outside Expertise Needed
How might IRBs be adapted to address ethics oversight of health-related artificial intelligence research?
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Clinicians’ Confusion over Brain Death Criteria Persists
There are inconsistencies between standards and institutional protocols and clinical practice. Inconsistencies can erode clinician and public trust in the determination of death by neurologic criteria. Inconsistencies also can cause false-positive determinations in which a patient is incorrectly determined to be dead. Ethicists should advocate for ensuring clinicians involved in the determination of death by neurologic criteria are equipped with appropriate expertise.
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Expedited Approval of Medications Calls Evidence Standards into Question
Patients want quick access to medications that are proven safe and effective. But how fast is too fast?