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"The Physician–Patient Relationship" from NEJM #bioethics https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp2201630#.Yw--fJ56V2o.twitter

what is the responsibility of a physician when they believe a law places a specific patient in danger? This question goes far beyond...

"National tuberculosis outbreak traced to donated leg bone is troubling" #bioethics #infectiousdisease #organdonation...

Pfizer Plans a Vaccine to Target All Coronaviruses. I hope this works #bioethics #vaccination #covid19https://www.medscape.com/viewarticl...

U.S. Supreme Court sides with doctors challenging opioid convictions #bioethics https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-supreme-court-sides-w...

Well, this is difficult. "Same-sex couple sues fertility clinic over alleged wrong sex embryo implant" #bioethics #surrogacy ...

Should an inmate be allowed to donate organs? Determine time of the donation? #bioethics #transplants Texas Inmate Requests Delayed...

Soft sounds numb pain. Researchers may now know why #bioethics #bioethics #pain https://www.science.org/content/article/soft-sounds-numb-...

not sure how this will work. "A government that can’t maintain a functioning electricity grid now plans to manufacture a complex biologic...

I did not expect this. "Vending Machine at Boston University Dispenses Plan B Emergency Contraception" #bioethics #contraception....

thoughts on Confronting 21st-century monkeypox #vaccination #monkeypox https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.add9651#.YtnrskASdV4.t...

On Monkeypox Monkeypox in 2022—What Clinicians Need to Know #monkeypox #infectiousdisease https://ja.ma/3mKMgtH Texas’ Expanded Medical...

so it took Mayo Clinic 5 years for them to remove social security numbers from the records even though they realized having them was a...

Tobin MJ. Fiftieth Anniversary of Uncovering the Tuskegee Syphilis Study: The Story and Timeless Lessons. American Journal of Respiratory...

There have been rumors about the use of organ harvesting as a form of execution. This article discusses the situation in China....

Is withdrawing treatment really more problematic than withholding treatment? #bioethics #treatmentwithdrawal ...

Paying people for getting vaccinated? A favorable solution for both vaccine-hesitant persons and the public from Bioethics #bioethics...

On interviewing preschooler’s without parents #bioethics #masks https://voiceofsandiego.org/2022/03/07/state-agency-conducted-mask-raids...

An article from American Journal of Bioethics. “Implementing Expanded Prenatal Genetic Testing: Should Parents Have Access to Any and All...

Thoughts on providing care to the unvaccinated "Public outrage over the unvaccinated is driving a crisis in bioethics " #bioethics...