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Ireland spurns hackers’ bitcoin demand against health system #bioethics Yes this pertains to bioethics. Patient privacy, inability of...

well this isn’t good. https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/950756?src=wnl_edit_tpal&uac=13816HY&impID=3367385&faf=1 I think on balance...

Brazil suspends use of AstraZeneca vaccine in pregnant women nationally after death. The woman appears to have died of a hemorrhagic...

on a medical student with Charcot Marie Tooth who is estranged from her father. "The Silent Mutation" This cause damage to nerves of the...

"A Crisis of Undiagnosed Cancers Is Emerging in the Pandemic’s Second Year" Don't delay necessary care because of covid. #bioethics...

on the pfizer vaccine in 12-15 year olds. We need vaccines for children. #bioethics #covid19 #vaccination https://www.nytimes.com/2021/0...

"Ventilated COVID Patient Gets Ivermectin After Court Order" It is concerning a judge is willing to order a hospital to provide medical...

Caregiver Perceptions of Children’s Psychological Well-being During the COVID-19 Pandemic #bioethics #covid19 https://jamanetwork.com/jou...

What money can’t buy: an argument against paying people to get vaccinated #bioethics https://jme.bmj.com/content/early/2021/04/01/medethi...

Bioethics links for today: April 27, 2021 On sharing vaccine between nations: https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-to-share-astrazeneca-covid...

Malaria vaccine becomes first to achieve 75% efficacy goal in trial of children #vaccination #bioethics https://www.bmj.com/content/373/b...

"Characteristics and Disease Severity of US Children and Adolescents Diagnosed With COVID-19" "Although most children with COVID-19...

4/9/21 The future of sex in elite sport. #bioethics https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-00819-0 Covid-19: Ivermectin’s...

"New accounts detail how New York health officials were told to prioritize coronavirus testing of people connected to Andrew Cuomo" If...

Electronic informed consent information for residual newborn specimen research: findings from focus groups with diverse populations...

Physicians (including psychiatrists) are expected to adhere to certain ethical standards. Psychiatrists are expected to adhere to the...

On the Shoulders of Giants — From Jenner’s Cowpox to mRNA Covid Vaccines | NEJM #bioethics #vaccination https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

Moderna Gives 1st Vaccine Shots To Young Kids As Part Of COVID-19 Study #bioethics #covid-19 #vaccination https://www.npr.org/sections/co...