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>Gen*ethix, an online Bioethics game, with errors
>There’s a bioethics “game” online, Gen*ethix. Evidently, the game was written in 2003 or 2004. The player has his choice of three games. There’s video and text explaining the premises and the opportunity to click on answers and choices and to type in your own opinion about the ethical dilemma posed by the game. Unfortunately, … Continue reading
>Great news from the mom of a child with diabetes (cord blood)
>There’s a great comment today from the mom of a boy whose Type 1 or Juvenile Diabetes is being treated with cord blood: Darla Lindenmayer said… My son so far has been the oldest to participate in the cord blood trial. We are excited how well it is working. My son has gone from 5 … Continue reading
Lancet’s “Comments” on its WHO expose’
Here’s more from The Lancet, an editorial comment discussing why the World Health Organization’s opinions matter at all. Just last week, I had to answer a pro-abortion argument that had used WHO statistics on abortion, the safety of abortion contrasted with carrying a pregnancy to birth (and delivery of a live child) in relation to … Continue reading
WHO(se) life is it anyway? (Or “We meant well”)
The Miami Herald (with a HatTip to Drug Wonks) reports on the Lancet’s report on the World Health Organization’s lack of evidence for its “evidence based” recommendations and guidelines. I like this part (From the The Miami Herald) the best: One unnamed WHO director was quoted in the study as saying: “I would have liked … Continue reading
Austin Texas Patients In Adult Stem Cell Research
The Austin, Texas TV station, KEYE, has a report on the research trial using donated adult stem cells from bone marrow in patients within 10 days of a heart attack. (I’ve highlighted the part about the bone marrow.) Seema Mathur Reporting (CBS 42) AUSTIN A clinical stem cell trial involving Austin patients has some doctors … Continue reading
>Economists Discuss Bioethics (healthcare, neuro-economics)
>There’s no answers, just more intelligent and informed questions, but here’s an interesting discussion on “Money Driven Medicine” at the blog, Marginal Revolution. One of the blog owners, Tyler Cowen, has a piece in the business section of today’s New York Times, “Enter the Neuro-economists: Why do investors do what they do?:
>Vaginal approach to gallbladder removal
>Or removal of the appendix through the mouth? I finished my residency training in 1993, and was privileged to witness some of the first “laparoscopic” gallbladder removals on one of my rotations with some private surgeons. After 5 years or so of observing and assisting with the old technique that required a 7 to 10 … Continue reading
Embryos and cloning on Senate agenda this week
Opponents argue that the research is unethical, because deriving the stem cells destroys the blastocyst, an unimplanted human embryo at the sixth to eighth day of development. Michael Sandel, Ph.D. )philosopher)in the April 4, 2007 Boston Globe WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Stem cells will be at the top of the agenda for the U.S. Senate when … Continue reading
>About those ultrasounds before abortion
>Over the last few days, Kelly at Blog.Bioethics.net has been blogging about House Bill 3355, passed in the South Carolina, which will require the abortion doctor to review the ultrasound with the woman or girl at least one hour before the abortion. The woman has to sign a statement that she’s received the informed consent … Continue reading
>Money for Babies?
>There is a gut reaction, what Dr. Leon Kass has called a “yuck” factor, to the idea that a mother would trade her child for money, however the idea is framed. ABC news picked up another news item, this time from my hometown. Our local Chamber of Commerce owns the copyright to the title of … Continue reading
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