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Human Microchip Implantation: A Bridge Too Far?
In the past 15 years, discussion and related controversy has taken place about a Radio Frequency Identification Device (RFID) or microchip that can be implanted in human bodies. That chip would contain, store, and update data about us. Might such an implant be a benefit or a risk? Continue reading
Posted in Bioethics in the News, Uncategorized
Tagged autonomy, bioethics, Bioethics in the News, biotechnology, implanted microchips, law, medical innovation, microchip, RFID, Sabrina Ford
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Dr. Cabrera co-authors article in ‘Frontiers in Human Neuroscience’
Center Assistant Professor Dr. Laura Cabrera is co-author of an article published last month in Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. Appearing in the Brain Imaging and Stimulation section of the journal, “International Legal Approaches to Neurosurgery for Psychiatric Disorders” was written … Continue reading
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Tagged article, Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, Laura Cabrera, law, neuroscience, neurosurgery, open access, psychiatric treatments, psychiatry
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CRISPR Dangers Highlight the Need for Continued Research on Human Gene Editing
The excitement and potential of CRISPR to treat severe genetic conditions by editing disease-causing DNA has taken an unexpected hit. A recent Wall Street Journal article highlighted the unexpected results from a CRIPSR study in which attempts to edit a human gene responsible for blindness resulted in the loss of the entire chromosome from the cells in the embryos. These results echo another study conducted in human cell lines published earlier in 2019. Continue reading
We Need Healthier Schools, and Student Activists Are Stepping Up
California just passed two laws that advance health in schools in ways that might not seem intuitive: pushing middle school and high school start times to after 8am, and banning school districts from “lunch shaming” that treats students differently based on whether they have unpaid school lunch debt. These laws are part of a collection of diverse efforts to make U.S. schools healthier places. Continue reading
Web of Interests Surrounding Medicines Makes Patient Access Increasingly Difficult
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
Making Martyrs of Our Children: Religious Exemptions in Child Abuse and Neglect Cases
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
Announcing the Fall 2018 Bioethics Brownbag & Webinar Series
The Center for Ethics and Humanities in the Life Sciences at Michigan State University is proud to announce the 2018-2019 Bioethics Brownbag & Webinar Series, which features a variety of bioethics topics. The series will begin on September 19, 2018. You … Continue reading
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Tagged bioethics, borderline personality disorder, decision aids, event announcement, law, lecture, medicine, Michigan State University, psychiatry, shared decision-making, webinar
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Patient dumping: why are patients disposable?
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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Tagged bioethics, Bioethics in the News, Dr. Karen Kelly-Blake, health care cost, health policy, law, patient advocacy, patient dumping, social determinants
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