New book explores hospice and palliative care interventions
Credit: Elsevier Behavioral Intervention Research in Hospice and Palliative Care: Building an Evidence Base sets forth research considerations and guidelines ...
Tag: Medical/Scientific Ethics
First human germline gene editing was deeply flawed science, Chinese experts argue
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What can be done to prevent another CRISPR crisis?
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Are Canadians kept in the dark about new risks of medicines?
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USC Norris launches study to increase diversity among clinical trial participants
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ASHG announces 2019 winners of International DNA Day Essay Contest
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Future Science Group begins using Publications Router
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Risk and unnaturalness cannot justify EU’s strict policy on GMO
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Proofreading the book of life: Gene editing made safer
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Vanderbilt University to develop and test ‘safe harbor’ standards of care
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Pig experiment raises ethical questions around brain damage
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Study finds natural variation in sex ratios at birth and sex ratio inflation in 12 countries
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Transgender youth faced with tough decision to freeze sperm or eggs
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More than a strip of paint needed to keep cyclists safe
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