Bioethics
Editorial | Nonhuman “authors” and implications for the integrity of scientific publication and medical knowledge
1 Feb, 2023 | 13:38h | UTCRelated:
ChatGPT is fun, but not an author – Science
Tools such as ChatGPT threaten transparent science; here are our ground rules for their use – Nature
ChatGPT listed as author on research papers: many scientists disapprove – Nature
Abstracts written by ChatGPT fool scientists
Financial conflicts of interest among US physician authors of 2020 clinical practice guidelines: a cross-sectional study
30 Jan, 2023 | 01:10h | UTC
ChatGPT listed as author on research papers: many scientists disapprove
24 Jan, 2023 | 14:36h | UTCChatGPT listed as author on research papers: many scientists disapprove – Nature
Related: Abstracts written by ChatGPT fool scientists
FDA no longer needs to require animal tests before human drug trials
24 Jan, 2023 | 14:32h | UTCFDA no longer needs to require animal tests before human drug trials – Science
See also: The FDA no longer requires all drugs to be tested on animals before human trials – NPR
Review | End-of-life care in the intensive care unit
15 Jan, 2023 | 19:39h | UTCEnd-of-life care in the intensive care unit – Anaesthesia
Predatory conferences: a systematic scoping review.
2 Dec, 2022 | 14:17h | UTCPredatory conferences: a systematic scoping review – BMJ Open
Guardianship | A medicolegal review for clinicians.
22 Nov, 2022 | 13:33h | UTCGuardianship: A medicolegal review for clinicians – Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
Review | Penetrating brain injury: ethical quandaries in the trauma bay and beyond.
21 Nov, 2022 | 14:25h | UTCReview Paper on Penetrating Brain Injury: Ethical Quandaries in the Trauma Bay and Beyond – Annals of Surgery (free for a limited period)
Opinion | Time to stop placebo injections in neonatal research projects.
3 Nov, 2022 | 13:48h | UTCTime to stop placebo injections in neonatal research projects – Neonatal Research
Cohort Study | Racial and ethnic differences in bystander CPR for witnessed cardiac arrest.
27 Oct, 2022 | 12:35h | UTCCommentary: Blacks, Hispanics Less Likely Than Whites to Receive Bystander CPR – HealthDay
Perspective | Could, should families watch their loved one’s surgeries and, if so, when?
20 Oct, 2022 | 12:33h | UTCCould, Should Families Watch Their Loved One’s Surgeries and, If So, When? – Anesthesia & Analgesia (free for a limited period)
Good publication practice guidelines for company-sponsored biomedical research.
27 Sep, 2022 | 13:12h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
New from @ISMPP: new updated guidelines for publishing company-sponsored biomedical research include guidance on transparency and accountability, two increasingly high priorities for these studies: https://t.co/zcjIn40Uki pic.twitter.com/ygOv0nBMLn
— Annals of Int Med (@AnnalsofIM) August 30, 2022
Viewpoint | Unsettled liability issues for “prediagnostic” wearables and health-related products.
23 Sep, 2022 | 13:13h | UTCUnsettled Liability Issues for “Prediagnostic” Wearables and Health-Related Products – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
1/What should a physician do when a patient provides her data from a fitbit,or a direct to consumer cough or seizure tracking app or device? What liability might come from relying or ignoring the data?We @david__simon @CarmelShachar answer in our new paper https://t.co/wjOfkX2ypY
— I. Glenn Cohen (@CohenProf) September 22, 2022
Guidelines for cancer treatment during pregnancy: ethics-related content evolution and implications for clinicians.
11 Sep, 2022 | 22:47h | UTC
Perspective | Science, competing values, and trade-offs in public health — the example of Covid-19 and masking.
5 Sep, 2022 | 14:37h | UTC
A pandemic treaty for equitable global access to medical countermeasures: seven recommendations for sharing intellectual property, know-how and technology.
19 Jul, 2022 | 13:38h | UTC
Systematic Review | Ethical values and principles to guide the fair allocation of resources in response to a pandemic.
11 Jul, 2022 | 12:42h | UTC
Current recommendations/practices for anonymizing data from clinical trials in order to make it available for sharing: A scoping review.
29 Jun, 2022 | 11:17h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Aryelly Rodriguez et al systematically studied data anonymization recommendations, concluding that techniques by themselves are insufficient to protect privacy and need to be paired with controlled access. @SCTorg @AryellyR @SAGEClinMed @NIH @EdinburghUnihttps://t.co/SjqOxQBqzn
— Colin Begg (@ColinBBegg) June 24, 2022
Research must do no harm: new guidance addresses all studies relating to people.
24 Jun, 2022 | 11:46h | UTCResearch must do no harm: new guidance addresses all studies relating to people – Nature
See Guidance: Research Ethics – Nature Portfolio
Many researchers say they’ll share data — but don’t.
23 Jun, 2022 | 10:13h | UTCMany researchers say they’ll share data — but don’t – Nature
Cardiac xenotransplantation: challenges, evolution, and advances.
20 Jun, 2022 | 00:58h | UTCCommentary: Many Hurdles to Clear Before Cardiac Xenotransplantation Takes Off – TCTMD
Related:
In 1st, US surgeons transplant pig heart into human patient – Associated Press
Results of Two Cases of Pig-to-Human Kidney Xenotransplantation – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
After a flurry of firsts, xenotransplantation is suddenly back in the spotlight – STAT
‘Discriminatory and stigmatizing’: Scientists push to rename monkeypox viruses.
15 Jun, 2022 | 11:25h | UTC‘Discriminatory and stigmatizing’: Scientists push to rename monkeypox viruses – STAT
See also: Rename monkeypox strains to remove geographic stigma, researchers say – Science
Related:
2022 Monkeypox and Orthopoxvirus Outbreak Global Map – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
As monkeypox threat grows, scientists debate best vaccine strategy – Science
Monkeypox is a new global threat. African scientists know what the world is up against – Science
Experts highlight sexual aspect of monkeypox spread – CIDRAP
What to Know About Monkeypox – JAMA
Multi-country monkeypox outbreak in non-endemic countries: Update – World Health Organization
Monkeypox outbreaks: 4 key questions researchers have – Nature
Study reports first use of antivirals in monkeypox patients – Lancet
Surveillance, case investigation and contact tracing for Monkeypox – World Health Organization
Laboratory testing for the monkeypox virus: Interim guidance – World Health Organization
A Novel International Monkeypox Outbreak – Annals of Internal Medicine
EU health agency warns monkeypox could become endemic in Europe if outbreak continues – STAT
Monkeypox cases increase across Europe, North America – CIDRAP
Multi-country monkeypox outbreak in non-endemic countries – World Health Organization
Monkeypox goes global: why scientists are on alert – Nature
Monkeypox: What do we know about the outbreaks in Europe and North America? – The BMJ
Seven Confirmed Monkeypox Cases in UK Includes Sexually Transmitted Cluster – STAT
Monkeypox: Time to worry or one to ignore? – BBC
UK, Spain, Portugal report more monkeypox cases – CIDRAP
U.S. monkeypox case reported, as Spain, Portugal report infections in growing outbreak – STAT
Monkeypox – United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland – World Health Organization
Monkeypox cases confirmed in England – latest updates – UK Health Security Agency
Seven Confirmed Monkeypox Cases in UK Includes Sexually Transmitted Cluster – Health Policy Watch
European outbreak of monkeypox: what you need to know – The Conversation
Rare monkeypox outbreak in U.K., Europe and U.S.: What is it and should we worry – NPR
Monkeypox cases under investigation in Canada as outbreak spreads in Europe, U.S. – CBC News
African researchers lead campaign for equity in global collaborations.
14 Jun, 2022 | 10:36h | UTCAfrican researchers lead campaign for equity in global collaborations – Nature
‘Helicopter research’ comes under fire at Cape Town conference – statement presses for equity when scientists from wealthy nations do research in poorer ones.
8 Jun, 2022 | 11:11h | UTC‘Helicopter research’ comes under fire at Cape Town conference – Science
Position statement on criminalization of medical error and call for action to prevent patient harm from error.
7 Jun, 2022 | 11:48h | UTCCommentary: Anesthesiologist Group Says Hospitals Can Prevent Fatal Errors Like Vanderbilt’s — Feds said Vaught wasn’t the only one who erred; hospital had four “immediate jeopardy” flaws – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Related:
The simple thing hospitals can do to prevent dangerous drug mistakes – CNN