Tag: Medical/Scientific Ethics

Missed opportunity creates complex situation for care providers and loved onesCredit: Regenstrief Institute INDIANAPOLIS -The majority of people visiting preoperative ...

Cold weather increases the risk of fatal opioid overdoses

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Cold weather snaps are followed by a marked increase in fatal opioid overdoses, a new study finds. ...

U of Guelph study finds health professionals need to be cautious on social media

For health professionals, posting a single negative comment to their Facebook profiles may hinder their credibility with current or potential ...

Balancing data protection and research needs in the age of the GDPR

Scientific journals and funding bodies often require researchers to deposit individual genetic data from studies in research repositories in order ...

Penn researchers influence CDC’s clarification on prescribing opioids for cancer pain

June 12, 2019

Credit: Penn Nurisng PHILADELPHIA (June 12, 2019) - To reduce the number of people who may misuse, abuse, or overdose ...

Low-priced alcopops pose high risk especially for youth, new study recommends regulation

June 12, 2019

Four Loko found to be inexpensive, and easily available to young drinkers; researchers recommend regulation and investigationCredit: Photo by George ...

How nurses bring clarity to the nature of social change

June 11, 2019

Credit: Penn Nursing PHILADELPHIA (June 11, 2019) - History provides an enhanced understanding of the factors that inform social policy. ...

Study finds FDA dermatology advisors receive payments following drug approvals

June 10, 2019

Fifty-four percent received at least one payment from pharmaceutical companies A team of researchers led by a member of the ...

Safe to breastfeed while on bipolar meds? Jury’s still out

June 10, 2019

Better-designed studies needed to make informed patient recommendations Prior research on lithium's effects on breastfeeding are sparse, poorly designed Study ...

Dementia and the ethics of choosing when to die

New Hastings Center project addresses foundational questions about end-of-life choices for people with dementia As the American population ages and ...

Where to draw the line between mental health and illness?

Defining mental disorders and illnesses is not straightforward. Notions of whether a certain phenomenon should be classified as an illness ...

McGill University receives funding to create ethics resources for human cell atlas

New policies, tools, and support to enable efficient, ethical international data sharing for this global effort to map all cells ...

For dying patients, early plans can improve quality of life

Researchers encourage more conversation, better documentation of wishes COLUMBUS, Ohio - Careful documentation of a hospice patient's end-of-life wishes - ...

US struggles to keep up as hemp industry grows