Tag Archives: Bioethics in the News

Web of Interests Surrounding Medicines Makes Patient Access Increasingly Difficult

Posted on October 18, 2018 by

This post is a part of our Bioethics in the News series By Jennifer Carter-Johnson, PhD, JD A recent New York Times article described the problems that patients are having gaining access to a new class of cholesterol reducers, called PCSK9 … Continue reading →

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Making Martyrs of Our Children: Religious Exemptions in Child Abuse and Neglect Cases

Posted on September 20, 2018 by

This post is a part of our Bioethics in the News series By Devan Stahl, PhD On August 2, 2018, Seth Welch called 911 after finding his 10-month-old daughter, Mary Anne Welch, unresponsive in her crib. Mary was pronounced dead at … Continue reading →

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“Ask your doctor” – or just check Instagram?

Posted on August 23, 2018 by

This post is a part of our Bioethics in the News series By Robyn Bluhm, PhD A couple of months ago, Kim Kardashian posted – and then quickly deleted – and then reposted – an Instagram advertisement promoting a morning sickness … Continue reading →

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Patient dumping: why are patients disposable?

Posted on July 26, 2018 by

This post is a part of our Bioethics in the News series By Karen Kelly-Blake, PhD A public uproar ensued when a video revealed hospital staff literally dumping a woman wearing only a gown and socks in frigid weather on the … Continue reading →

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Worried about your privacy? Your genome isn’t the biggest threat.

Posted on June 28, 2018 by

This post is a part of our Bioethics in the News series By Tom Tomlinson, PhD It was good news to learn last month that the “Golden State Killer” had at last been identified and apprehended. A very evil man gets … Continue reading →

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Informed Consent in Africa for Adolescents’ Participation in Health Research

Posted on June 14, 2018 by

This post is a part of our Bioethics in the News series By Rose Mwangi I am writing to respond to a recent statement from the Co-chair of the International Vaccine Task Force (IVTF) who, in a World Bank press release, … Continue reading →

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Doctors, Technology Puzzles, and the Clinical Ethicist Detective

Posted on May 17, 2018 by

This post is a part of our Bioethics in the News series By Marleen Eijkholt, JD, PhD I love puzzle rooms and detective novels. When medicine looks like a puzzle room, I become fascinated as a non-MD aspiring detective. When that … Continue reading →

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