Language Matters in DeathNovember 4, 2014 |
A helpful glossary for considering end-of-life issues
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How Should Ebola Vaccine Trials Be Designed?November 3, 2014 |
Scientists want to find an Ebola vaccine, but controversy has arisen over how candidate drugs should be tested
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Genomic Research During an EpidemicOctober 30, 2014 |
To track Ebola’s mutations, researchers took blood samples without asking for consent
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The Future of Disease ScreeningOctober 28, 2014 |
What ethical challenges will low-cost, cutting-edge diagnostic tools pose?
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Medicine Causes Most American Allergy DeathsOctober 10, 2014 |
It’s not peanuts, bees, or latex that cause the majority of fatal allergic reactions in the United States
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Now Anyone Can Make a Gun at Home in an HourOctober 9, 2014 |
Public safety and a $1500 tabletop machine that plugs into a laptop to manufacture untraceable rifle components
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Ebola Patient’s Family QuarantinedOctober 2, 2014 |
Questions arise about preparations and whether family members have been treated with adequate respect. A failure to meet basic moral obligations?
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Risks of Mobile Access to Patient Health InformationSeptember 29, 2014 |
Electronic health records present a number of new risks to patient privacy – risks that are compounded by mobile access
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