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>The all or nothing dilemma (SCHIP)
> The advocates of government-funded health care are (repeatedly, pleadingly, as though they are in some weakened, minority status) urging doctors and everyone with an eye to see or ear to hear to let our legislators know that we, too, want government to grow, to own medical care, and to tax us and regulate us … Continue reading
>Gambling with CHIP (Pork, Perks and Politics, not Poker)
>We’ve been hearing and reading about how desperately Congress needs to pass the bill to fund – and expand – SCHIP, the Children’s Health Insurance Program. However, you may not have heard about the pork, perks and politics that are included in the current versions of the House and Senate bills, which led President Bush … Continue reading
>CIRM: Another one bites the dust
>They just can’t get good help – a scientist is leaving, just after the resignation of the temporary president of the California Institute of Regenerative Medicine. Could it be that everyone who works for CIRM sees failure down the road? From this week’s Bioedge 263, a weekly newsletter on biotechnology out of Australia: CALIFORNIA STEM … Continue reading
>Expelled: movie to explore politics of science
>Ben Stein on the movie, “Expelled,” “Big Science in this area of biology has lost its way,” says Stein. “Scientists are supposed to be allowed to follow the evidence wherever it may lead, no matter what the implications are. Freedom of inquiry has been greatly compromised, and this is not only anti-American, it’s anti-science. It’s … Continue reading
>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
>Doctors, faith and helping the poor
>The Chicago Tribune published an article on a study concerning doctors who help the poor. I haven’t read the actual article, yet, but I wonder how the “poor” are defined and question the definition of “religiosity” vs. spiritual. For one thing, I’m not sure how, as a Family Physician, I would separate my patients into … Continue reading
Bioethics is biopolitics
Kathryn Hinsch, founder of the Women’s Bioethics Project and the Women’s Bioethics Blog recommended the questions and answers from an article by Joshua Perry published in the Journal of Legal Medicine. (It cost $32 to access – perhaps we ought to talk about open access in publishing.) Perry notes that others have noted that bioethics … Continue reading
Saletan stirs up bioethics blog
Wesley Smith’s “Secondhand Smoke” and Science Blog’s “Denialism Blog” both comment on William Saletan’s latest Slate column, “Rights and Wrongs: Liberals, progressives, and biotechnology.” I have to admit, that while I find Saletan slightly disorganized at times, he manages to make quite a few people disagree with him, and does it so well. You need … Continue reading
>"Exaggerated resistance" (Or how not to report science)
>Scientific American gives us several reasons to “resist” the information in its pages this month, the August, 2007 issue. Unfortunately, only the Table of Contents is free, but the problem is in the titles given “news” stories themselves. Under the title, “Roots of Science Hatred,” on page 29 we learn that people learn to trust … Continue reading
Ethics statments from the AMA and CMDA
Last month, I wrote about the Christian Medical and Dental Association’s ethics statements. There’s a comment about them in last weeks’ CMDA “News and Views.” See Dr. Robert Scheidt’s comments, with the links to the three ethics statements that were approved at this year’s CMDA House of Directors. This week, we have the NEJM article … Continue reading
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