Berman Institute Bioethics Bulletin (2/11) 해외관련소식
2015.02.12 10:46 nibp Edit
How Many Americans Are Immunocompromised?
February 11, 2015
Estimating an important, under-researched number.
Bioethics in History: The National Dental Museum
February 5, 2015
A trip to the Dr. Samuel D. Harris National Museum of Dentistry in Baltimore, Maryland.
The Hidden Ways Manipulated Science Harms Our Health, From Measles To OrganicsFebruary 11, 2015
Huffington Post
Our Dr. Margaret Moon, a pediatrician and bioethicist at Johns Hopkins Berman Institute said, “We need to do a better job helping people understood good versus bad data.”
Stem Cell Pioneer Joins Forces With Stem Cell FraudsterFebruary 11, 2015
Science
The scientist who once fraudulently claimed to have created embryonic stem cells matched to human patients and the one who really did it plan to conduct joint research, a Korean newspaper reported this morning. A Chinese regenerative medicine company will provide financial support, according to the account.
Atul Gawande Explains the Biggest Problem With Dying in AmericaFebruary 10, 2015
Vox
“Letting Go” is a beautiful, difficult true story of death. You know from the very first sentence — “Sara Thomas Monopoli was pregnant with her first child when her doctors learned that she was going to die” — that it is going to be tragic.
Uganda Crippled by Medical Brain DrainFebruary 10, 2015
The Guardian
Despite severe shortages of health workers, the government is encouraging its doctors to leave – a move that has landed it in the high court.
Cancer Patients And Doctors Struggle To Predict SurvivalFebruary 10, 2015
NPR: Shots Blog
When a doctor tells a patient that she has cancer and has just a year left to live, that patient often hears very little afterward. It’s as though the physician said “cancer” and then “blah, blah, blah.”
People Are Animals, Too
February 10, 2015
Mosaic
The human brain is special. Just not that special. To understand animal minds, and our own place in the living world, we should remove ourselves from centre stage, argues Peter Aldhous.
Don’t Make a Three-Parent Baby. Adopt InsteadFebruary 9, 2015
WIRED
Op-Ed by our Travis Rieder, PhD. “Perhaps it would be better to stop devoting so much attention and so many resources to satisfying the desire for a genetic relationship, and instead to look for other opportunities to help prospective parents form a family.”
When ‘Doing Everything’ Is Way Too MuchFebruary 9, 2015
New York Times
The words had been written by Vincent himself in blue ballpoint, in a hand that was just beginning to show its age — a little wobbly but steady enough and still clear. “To any doctor who will take care of me in the future,” it read, “I want you to do EVERYTHING in your power to keep me alive AS LONG AS YOU POSSIBLY CAN!”
Knee Replacement Device Unapproved, but Used in SurgeryFebruary 9, 2015
New York Times
OtisMed Corporation, the maker of the OtisKnee, did not seek clearance from the Food and Drug Administration for its OtisKnee guides before it started selling them. When the company did apply for F.D.A. review, its application was rejected because, the agency said, the company failed to show that the product was safe and effective.
Where Are the Black Anti-Vaxxers in the Measles Debate?February 9, 2015
NBC News: NBCBLK
So why aren’t black celebrities, pastors and the NAACP screaming about this issue? Because, according to Dr. Carlton Haywood Jr. of the Berman Institute of Bioethics, a lot of this anti-vaccination movement is about class and choice, as much as it’s about race. “It’s true that blacks and Latinos are less likely to get immunized from diseases than whites, but a lot of that is about healthcare access.”
Canadian Supreme Court Allows Doctor-Assisted Suicide in Specific CasesFebruary 6, 2015
CBC
The Supreme Court of Canada says a law that makes it illegal for anyone to help a person commit suicide should be amended to allow doctors to help in specific situations. 1993 Rodriguez decision ruled against giving terminally ill the right to die.
How Schools Are Dealing With Anti-Vaccine ParentsFebruary 6, 2015
The Atlantic
One campus is refusing to admit kids who haven’t been immunized, and more could follow. With comments from our Leslie Meltzer Henry.
Opinion: No Miracle Therapy For StrokeFebruary 6, 2015
Vancouver Sun
Judy Illes & Fabio Rossi: Gordie Howe’s pursuit of stem cell treatment aboard is an awakening for continued education and informed choice.
In Rush to Develop Ebola Therapies, a Debate Over Placebo ControlFebruary 6, 2015
Blog of the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues
The Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues (Bioethics Commission) is considering US engagement in the global response to the current Ebola epidemic by examining ethical issues that arise when conducting research during a public health emergency. Our Nancy Kass testified about efforts to accelerate development of drugs and vaccines.
Hospitals Fail To Protect Nursing Staff From Becoming PatientsFebruary 5, 2015
National Public Radio
When Tove Schuster raced to help a fellow nurse lift a patient at Crozer-Chester Medical Center near Philadelphia in March 2010, she didn’t realize she was about to become a troubling statistic.
Pediatricians Pressured To Drop Parents Who Won’t VaccinateFebruary 5, 2015
NPR: Shots Blog
“I have several patients a day who have threatened to leave our practice if we are still going to see patients that are unvaccinated.” Eric Ball, pediatrician.
There’s a Smartphone Attachment That Will Test for HIV in 15 MinutesFebruary 5, 2015
TIME
The device has the potential to save millions of lives.
PRESS RELEASE: 2-11-15 Improving End-of-Life Care: Lessons from 40 Years of Work
Alex Schadenberg: A very dangerous euthanasia ruling
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