
Anonymized data sets are growing and it is becoming easier to identify individuals. Research-consent procedures must be updated to protect people from being targeted
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How a Data Detective Exposed Suspicious Medical TrialsJuly 23, 2019 |
Anaesthetist John Carlisle has spotted problems in hundreds of research papers — and spurred a leading medical journal to change its practice
Quick ReadThose with the least understanding of science oppose it the most and also think they know the most, a study showed
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Pregnant Women in DRC Finally Receive Ebola VaccineJune 28, 2019 |
Carleigh Krubiner, a faculty member at Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics, said, “Hopefully this will set a new precedent for ongoing and future Ebola vaccination efforts, avoiding costly delays in protocol approvals while women face the very real threats of Ebola infection.”
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Africa’s Science Academy Leads Push for Ethical Data UseJune 18, 2019 |
The goal is to create the continent’s first cross-disciplinary guidelines for collecting, storing and sharing data and specimens
Quick ReadThe TV series is linked to a troubling jump in suicide rates among boys the month after its premiere
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Medical DNA Sequencing Leads to Lawsuits and Legal QuestionsApril 29, 2019 |
The genome is static, but our ability to analyze it and interpret it is undergoing dramatic change,” said James Evans, a geneticist at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill
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