Tag Archives: clinical trials

Ketamine for Depression: Research versus Marketing

Posted on March 21, 2019 by

This post is a part of our Bioethics in the News series By Arthur Ward, PhD Just weeks ago, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Ketamine as the first new drug in decades for treatment of depression. Or rather, while the … Continue reading →

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Do patients have a duty to participate in clinical trials?

Posted on February 24, 2017 by

The Choice to Become a Research Subject: A First-Person Perspective Event Flyer Patients with serious illnesses are often invited to participate in clinical trials. After being diagnosed with advanced cancer, I became one of those patients. I had to choose … Continue reading →

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Thorny Questions After a French Clinical Trial Goes Wrong

Posted on February 23, 2017 by

This post is a part of our Bioethics in the News series By Hannah Giunta, MPH, PhD The problem of balancing access to new drugs with the conduct of rigorous clinical trials is not new. Indeed, readers might be interested in … Continue reading →

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Bioethics for Breakfast: Compassionate Use: What Is in a Name?

Posted on November 18, 2016 by

Anas Al-Janadi, MD, and Jennifer Carter-Johnson, JD, PhD, presented at the Bioethics for Breakfast event on November 17, 2016, offering perspective and insight on the topic, “Compassionate Use: What Is in a Name?” Jennifer Carter-Johnson notes that The United States … Continue reading →

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How did an OB-GYN in Puerto Rico become a key architect of the first birth control pill?

Posted on September 30, 2016 by

Choosing to Test: Dr. A. P. Satterthwaite and the First Birth Control Pill Clinical Trials in Humacao, Puerto Rico Event Flyer How did Adaline Pendleton Satterthwaite, an obstetrician-gynecologist (OB-GYN) working at a Protestant mission hospital in Puerto Rico, become one … Continue reading →

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Announcing the Fall 2016 Bioethics Brownbag & Webinar Series

Posted on August 30, 2016 by

The Center for Ethics and Humanities in the Life Sciences at Michigan State University is proud to announce the 2016-2017 Bioethics Brownbag & Webinar Series, featuring a wide variety of topics from under the bioethics umbrella. The fall series will … Continue reading →

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Dawn of False Hope: Spread of “Right To Try” Laws across the U.S.

Posted on October 22, 2015 by

Picture a mother with breast cancer hoping to see her daughters get married. Weep with parents as their nine year old son dies in their arms. Rally behind the newlywed couple fighting to experience just one anniversary. These are the people targeted by Right To Try (RTT) laws recently sweeping more than twenty states across the nation. Continue reading →

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