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On Civil disobedience by physicians: August 31,2022
what is the responsibility of a physician when they believe a law places a specific patient in danger? This question goes far beyond...
On tuberculosis from tissue donation : August 29, 2022
"National tuberculosis outbreak traced to donated leg bone is troubling" #bioethics #infectiousdisease #organdonation...
On Coronavirus vaccination July 21, 2022
Pfizer Plans a Vaccine to Target All Coronaviruses. I hope this works #bioethics #vaccination #covid19https://www.medscape.com/viewarticl...
On use of opioids -July 21, 2022
U.S. Supreme Court sides with doctors challenging opioid convictions #bioethics https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-supreme-court-sides-w...
On assisted reproduction July 21, 2022
Well, this is difficult. "Same-sex couple sues fertility clinic over alleged wrong sex embryo implant" #bioethics #surrogacy ...
On transplants July 21, 2022
Should an inmate be allowed to donate organs? Determine time of the donation? #bioethics #transplants Texas Inmate Requests Delayed...
On pain July 21, 2022
Soft sounds numb pain. Researchers may now know why #bioethics #bioethics #pain https://www.science.org/content/article/soft-sounds-numb-...
On Insulin July 21, 2022
not sure how this will work. "A government that can’t maintain a functioning electricity grid now plans to manufacture a complex biologic...
On emergency contraception July 21, 2022
I did not expect this. "Vending Machine at Boston University Dispenses Plan B Emergency Contraception" #bioethics #contraception....
On monkeypox vaccination July 21, 2022
thoughts on Confronting 21st-century monkeypox #vaccination #monkeypox https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.add9651#.YtnrskASdV4.t...
some news links : June 15, 2022
On Monkeypox Monkeypox in 2022—What Clinicians Need to Know #monkeypox #infectiousdisease https://ja.ma/3mKMgtH Texas’ Expanded Medical...
on ehr record security and social security numbers ? 5/11/2022
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...
on the Tuskegee study May 7 2022
Tobin MJ. Fiftieth Anniversary of Uncovering the Tuskegee Syphilis Study: The Story and Timeless Lessons. American Journal of Respiratory...
On execution by organ harvesting May 7, 2022
There have been rumors about the use of organ harvesting as a form of execution. This article discusses the situation in China....
on treatment withdrawal: March 8. 2022
Is withdrawing treatment really more problematic than withholding treatment? #bioethics #treatmentwithdrawal ...
On improving vaccination rates with payments: March 8, 2022
Paying people for getting vaccinated? A favorable solution for both vaccine-hesitant persons and the public from Bioethics #bioethics...
On interviewing preschoolers: March 8, 2022
On interviewing preschooler’s without parents #bioethics #masks https://voiceofsandiego.org/2022/03/07/state-agency-conducted-mask-raids...
on prenatal genetic testing : March 8, 2022
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: January 24, 2022
Thoughts on providing care to the unvaccinated "Public outrage over the unvaccinated is driving a crisis in bioethics " #bioethics...