Study shows most Catholic hospitals don’t advertise religious restrictions on health care
CU Anschutz researchers say more transparency would allow for better informed patient choices AURORA, Colo. (March 15, 2018) - In ...
Tag: Medical/Scientific Ethics
Dr. David Rubinsztein to present at the 6th Aging Research for Drug Discovery Forum in Basel
Credit: Insilico Medicine Thursday, March 14, 2019 - Today Insilico Medicine, a Rockville-based company developing the end-to-end drug discovery pipeline ...
BPS and Rep. Bill Foster host Dr. Jennifer Doudna for CRISPR-101 Briefing
Sean Winkler - BPS; Rep. Foster; Dr. Jennifer Doudna; Jennifer Pesanelli - BPS view more Washington, DC - On March ...
Opioid crisis: Only a US phenomenon?
Prescription opioid use rises in the Nordic countries Addiction to prescription opioids has reached a crisis level in the United ...
Europe’s biggest urology conference Barcelona
Europe's biggest urology congress will take place in Barcelona from 15th-19th March. With up to 14,000 delegates attending, the EAU19 ...
Guidelines on the use of genetic testing in psychiatry
International Society Issues StatementCredit: ISPG An expert committee of psychiatrists and geneticists has issued revised guidelines for the use of ...
Should patients be considered consumers?
There is broad support for building health care systems that are patient centered, seen as a means of improving health ...
Health insurance is not assurance of healthcare
For subsidized Ohio health-exchange users, high out-of-pocket costs often mean bypassed care compared to Medicaid recipientsCredit: Case Western Reserve University ...
Study reveals that night and weekend births have substantially higher risk of delivery complications
As if expecting mothers didn't have enough to worry about, a new study published in Risk Analysis: An International Journal ...
Over half of home health care clinicians say they lack adequate information from hospitals
CU Anschutz researchers say this can lead to potentially deadly medical errors AURORA, Colo. (Feb. 25, 2019) - A survey ...
Progress in stem cell science and regenerative medicine on tap in Los Angeles, June 26-29
World's largest meeting on stem cell science and its translation to medicine comes to LA Convention Center, showcasing groundbreaking research ...
Could blockchain ensure integrity of clinical trial data?
Prototype web portal shows technology's potential to protect and streamline the clinical trials process UC San Francisco researchers have created ...
New in the Hastings Center Report, January-February 2019
Credit: Courtesy of the artist, www.johnstuartstudio.com Social Media, E-Health, and Medical Ethics Mélanie Terrasse, Moti Gorin, and Dominic Sisti Given ...
How to treat depression in prison — and why it matters
First randomized study of its kind reveals effective treatment for prisoners suffering from mental illnessCredit: Royalty free image via Pexels ...
Professional societies unveil consortium on sexual harassment in STEMM
The American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) and 52 other leading academic and professional societies announced the creation the Societies ...
How gaming technologies can help cancer patients communicate better
Credit: Lancaster University Lancaster University is sharing in a €4m project to use gaming technology to improve the care of ...
When research participation pays, some people lie, Penn study suggests
Between 10-23 percent of participants in a paid survey about flu vaccination status misled researchers about their eligibility to participate ...
Virus promoting love and kindness created for Valentine's day
Credit: University City Science Center PHILADELPHIA--What if love and kindness could spread like a virus? As part of the University ...
Physician-hospital integration does not improve quality of care
HOUSTON -- (Feb. 13, 2019) - In an age of increased integration between physicians and hospitals, regulators should continue to ...
Testosterone limits for female athletes based on 'flawed' research
As sprinter Caster Semenya prepares to challenge the new rules in court, a new study suggests they are scientifically unsoundCredit: ...
