Bioethics
Perspective: For Seniors, COVID-19 Sets Off A Pandemic Of Despair
29 May, 2020 | 03:23h | UTCFor Seniors, COVID-19 Sets Off A Pandemic Of Despair – Kaiser Health News
Opinion: Ethical Guidelines for Deliberately Infecting Volunteers with COVID-19 to Speed Vaccine Development
29 May, 2020 | 03:19h | UTCEthical guidelines for deliberately infecting volunteers with COVID-19 – Journal of Medical Ethics
Related: Challenge trials can speed development of a Covid-19 vaccine. Planning for them needs to start now – STAT AND AstraZeneca says it may consider exposing vaccine trial participants to virus – Reuters
Ethical Guidelines for COVID-19 Tracing Apps
29 May, 2020 | 03:18h | UTCEthical guidelines for COVID-19 tracing apps – Nature
Study: Financial Ties Between Leaders of Influential US Professional Medical Associations and Industry
28 May, 2020 | 09:37h | UTCEditorial: Financial relations between leaders of US medical societies and industry – The BMJ
Opinion: The ‘Just Stay Home’ Message Will Backfire
26 May, 2020 | 09:33h | UTCThe ‘Just Stay Home’ Message Will Backfire – The Atlantic
“We need less extreme and more nuanced recommendations for navigating life during the pandemic.”
Related Commentary on Twitter
The #JustStayHome Message Will Backfire: We need less extreme and more nuanced recommendations for navigating life during the pandemic, by @ProfEmilyOster https://t.co/qy8TumP1z6 via @TheAtlantic @VPrasadMDMPH #Covid19 #HarmReduction
— André Picard (@picardonhealth) May 24, 2020
Ethics of Controlled Human Infection to Address COVID-19
22 May, 2020 | 04:49h | UTCEthics of controlled human infection to address COVID-19 – Science
Allocating Scarce Resources and Triaging Patients during the COVID-19 Pandemic
13 May, 2020 | 01:55h | UTC
Ethics and Governance for Digital Disease Surveillance
12 May, 2020 | 03:23h | UTCEthics and governance for digital disease surveillance – Science
AGS Position Statement: Resource Allocation Strategies and Age‐Related Considerations in the COVID‐19 Era
7 May, 2020 | 09:24h | UTCNews Release: Position statement addresses difficult issue: allocating scare resources in COVID-19 era – American Geriatrics Society
“Age should never be used as a means for categorically excluding someone from what is ordinarily the standard of care, nor should age “cut-offs” be used in allocation strategies.”
Privileges and Immunity Certification During the COVID-19 Pandemic
7 May, 2020 | 09:13h | UTCPrivileges and Immunity Certification During the COVID-19 Pandemic – JAMA
Related article: The Ethics of COVID-19 Immunity-Based Licenses (“Immunity Passports”) – JAMA
See also: Ethical and Legal Challenges of COVID-19 Immunity Certificates (articles and commentaries on the subject)
Ethical and Legal Challenges of COVID-19 Immunity Certificates
5 May, 2020 | 04:16h | UTCRelated: Covid-19 ‘immunity certificates’: practical and ethical conundrums – STAT AND The Dangerous History of Immunoprivilege – The New York Times AND “COVID-19 ‘Immunity Passports’ and Dystopian Segregation: A Few Concerns” – Bioethics.net
Opinion: Pregnant Women Should be Given the Opportunity to be Included in Clinical Trials for COVID-19
3 May, 2020 | 21:51h | UTC“We recommend and urge the scientific community and professional societies that, without clear justification for exclusion, pregnant women should be given the opportunity to be included in clinical trials for COVID-19 based on the concepts of justice, equity, autonomy, and informed consent.”
Perspective: Covid-19 — A Reminder to Reason
30 Apr, 2020 | 04:15h | UTCCovid-19 — A Reminder to Reason – New England Journal of Medicine
Which Epidemiologist do you Believe? The Debate About Lockdown is Not a Contest Between Good and Evil
28 Apr, 2020 | 04:33h | UTCWhich epidemiologist do you believe? – UnHeard
“The debate about lockdown is not a contest between good and evil”
Perspective: Scientists Who Express Different Views on Covid-19 Should Be Heard, not Demonized
28 Apr, 2020 | 04:30h | UTCScientists who express different views on Covid-19 should be heard, not demonized – STAT
Pandemic Parlance: Public Health Needs new Language for the Coronavirus Pandemic
28 Apr, 2020 | 04:22h | UTCPandemic parlance: public health needs new language for the coronavirus pandemic – The BMJ Opinion
Perspective: Opposing Discriminatory Approaches to the Allocation of Resources During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Other Health System Catastrophes
26 Apr, 2020 | 21:28h | UTCRelated Debate: Is it Wrong to Prioritize Younger Patients with Covid-19?
Perspective: Against Pandemic Research Exceptionalism
24 Apr, 2020 | 03:39h | UTCAgainst pandemic research exceptionalism – Science
“Crises are no excuse for lowering scientific standards.”
Debate: Is it Wrong to Prioritize Younger Patients with Covid-19?
24 Apr, 2020 | 03:30h | UTCIs it wrong to prioritise younger patients with covid-19? – The BMJ
Commentary: Should age be a prioritizing factor in deciding who gets treated for COVID-19? – News Medical
Editorial: Is CPR Justified for Hospital Patients with Covid-19?
7 Apr, 2020 | 04:26h | UTCEditorial: Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation after Hospital Admission with Covid-19 – The BMJ
“This pandemic has changed the risk-benefit balance for CPR: from “there is no harm in trying” to “there is little benefit to the patient, and potentially significant harm to staff.””
Opinion: Doctors Need Room to Make the Wrenching Decisions They Face
6 Apr, 2020 | 01:27h | UTCDoctors Need Room to Make the Wrenching Decisions They Face – The New York Times
“New York is granting health care providers civil and criminal immunity during the coronavirus emergency. So should other states.”
Guidance: Allocation of Scarce Critical Care Resources During a Public Health Emergency
3 Apr, 2020 | 04:00h | UTCAllocation of Scarce Critical Care Resources During a Public Health Emergency – University of Pittsburg
Commentary: A system to allocate scarce ventilators and ICU beds gains traction for not counting any group out – STAT
COVID-19: Ethical Guidance Published for Frontline Staff Dealing with Pandemic
2 Apr, 2020 | 04:11h | UTCEthical guidance published for frontline staff dealing with pandemic – Royal College of Physicians
Related: An Ethicist on How to Make Impossible Decisions – The Atlantic
Ethical Considerations in the Allocation of Critical Care Resources When Capacity is Overwhelmed
31 Mar, 2020 | 04:37h | UTC
The Importance of Addressing Advance Care Planning and Decisions About Do-Not-Resuscitate Orders During Novel Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19)
30 Mar, 2020 | 01:33h | UTC