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LifeSite and Wesley Smith’s “SecondHand Smoke” are covering the very public grief of a family facing the death of their father due to asbestos-related lung cancer. There are accusations of euthanasia and “precipitating” death. In fact, the story does not support any of these. From the Wall Street Journal Opinion by Pamela Winnick: A medical … Continue reading
Greenberg’s Frankenstein Syndrome
>I’d call it the Dred Scott Syndrome. Paul Greenberg has written an editorial arguing against destructive and manipulative embryonic stem cell research and in favor of the veto by President George Bush of HR 810. The next ethical ridge to be crossed would then loom ahead: If it’s permissible to experiment on embryos destined to … Continue reading
Still no coverage of (ethical) spinal cord stem cells
Dr. Carlos Lima published his paper in the Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine last month on the treatment of patients with their own stem cells, derived from olfactory stem cells found in the nasal mucosa. These stem cells are easily obtained with minimal risk and reproduce readily, both in the body and in culture. In … Continue reading
More on Patient Navigator (US tax money)
The Patient Navigator program (mentioned earlier today) sounds like a good idea, but like many such an idea when government funding is involved, it appears that holding meetings and publishing research on those meetings will account for too much of the expenditure. This article mentions $25 Million, but that’s over 5 years: Despite the disagreement … Continue reading
Patient Navigator funding
The “Texas Insider” email newsletter gives us a “scoop” about funding for the Patient Navigator, Navigators are specially trained individuals who answer patients’ questions and allay their fears about diagnosis, treatment and insurance coverage. The program is modeled after successful initiatives such as the Harlem Navigator Program in New York City and the Washington Hospital … Continue reading
Media and “clone” researcher
The Korean veterinarian, Hwang Wu Suk, who was the first author in the human cloning scheme that became a scandal, testified this week in his embezzlement trial. The headlines and focus that various news outlets chose is almost a story in itself. After seeing a LifeNews report that Hwang admits that he diverted research money … Continue reading
Judge stops forced treatment
16 yo Starchild Abraham Cherrix will not have to report for chemotherapy today for his Hodgkin’s lymphoma. (Earlier, I called the disease “Non-Hodgkin’s,” which is a different disease, with a worse prognosis that Hodgkin’s, which is actually several types of lymphoma (cancers of the lymph nodes and lymphatic system). Some types of Hodkin’s have up … Continue reading
Autonomy – how far?
The case of the 16 year old boy with Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in Virginia is one of the hard cases in medical ethics. The court has ruled that Starchild Abraham Cherrix must undergo chemotherapy against his wishes and the wishes of his parents. This is the second round of chemotherapy for the boy. He says that … Continue reading
The Physician’s Role in Crisis
Reading the stories in the New York Times (for example, these forwarded by Nancy Valko, here and here) about the arrests of two nurses and one doctor in New Orleans on charges of homicide during the aftermath of Katrina has me concerned that I have never read about a formal medical review of the case. … Continue reading
Creative Bookkeeping at Medicare
One more reason I do not want government-only healthcare. According to the “Medicare Learning News,” (a pdf document) no payments will be made to Medicare “providers” (doctors, hospitals, pharmacies, and the intermediate insurance companies with which the government contracts to “manage” Medicare) for the last 9 days of the fiscal year, September 22 to September … Continue reading
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