Bioethics
Navigating financial toxicity in patients with cancer: A multidisciplinary management approach.
26 May, 2022 | 10:57h | UTCRelated:
Not Just Nausea And Vomiting: Cancer Docs Now Worry About ‘Financial Toxicity’ – WBUR
Financial Toxicity and Cancer Treatment (PDQ®) – National Institute of Cancer
Viewpoint: The imperative for diversity and inclusion in clinical trials and health research participation.
23 May, 2022 | 00:49h | UTC
Results of two cases of pig-to-human kidney xenotransplantation.
19 May, 2022 | 11:11h | UTCResults of Two Cases of Pig-to-Human Kidney Xenotransplantation – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary on Twitter
Genetically modified pig kidney xenografts were transplanted into two brain-dead human recipients. The xenografts functioned immediately, showed no evidence of acute rejection over a period of 54 hours. https://t.co/gWlpX1dCTC pic.twitter.com/Zp5XdA4QH5
— NEJM (@NEJM) May 18, 2022
ECRI and ISMP Public Statement | Medication errors are complex; criminal charges will not improve care.
10 May, 2022 | 11:29h | UTCSee also:
The simple thing hospitals can do to prevent dangerous drug mistakes – CNN
WHO reveals shocking extent of exploitative formula milk marketing.
29 Apr, 2022 | 10:58h | UTCNews Release: WHO reveals shocking extent of exploitative formula milk marketing – World Health Organization
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
🆕 WHO report reveals shocking extent of exploitative formula milk marketing
The formula milk industry, valued at US$55 billion, is paying social media platforms & influencers to gain direct access to pregnant women & mothers.#EndExploitativeMarketing
👉https://t.co/0dciNxB0fQ pic.twitter.com/hhAnyp0ueH— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) April 29, 2022
Analysis | Presenting complaint: use of language that disempowers patients.
28 Apr, 2022 | 11:02h | UTCPresenting complaint: use of language that disempowers patients – The BMJ
News Release: Language that belittles or blames patients is overdue for change – British Medical Journal
FDA warns of risks associated with non-invasive prenatal screening tests – inappropriate interpretation of results may lead to potentially improper medical decisions.
20 Apr, 2022 | 09:52h | UTC
Evaluation of the causes of sex disparity in heart failure trials.
20 Apr, 2022 | 09:41h | UTCEvaluation of the causes of sex disparity in heart failure trials – Heart
Commentary on Twitter
⚠️Evaluation of the causes of sex disparity in #HF trials
👉146 HF trials, which 248620 👥
👉🙋♀️ was 25.8%
👉 ⬆️% of🙋♀️ in trials assessing HFpEF(51.6%)
📂 https://t.co/eFo35GdDPG @Heart_BMJ @secardiologia @IcyfaSemi pic.twitter.com/WaCtANqaIk— Alfonso Valle (@ValleAlfonso) April 19, 2022
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Safety, tolerability and viral kinetics during SARS-CoV-2 human challenge (deliberately infecting individuals in a controlled environment) in young adults.
4 Apr, 2022 | 01:27h | UTCCommentaries:
Understanding COVID-19 through human challenge models – Nature Medicine
First human challenge study of Covid-19 yields valuable insights about how we get sick – CNN
First Human Challenge Trial Shows How COVID-19 Strikes – HealthDay
Related:
Scientists deliberately gave people COVID — here’s what they learnt.
World’s first coronavirus “Human Challenge” study receives ethics approval in the UK (several texts on the subject)
Commentary on Twitter
In the first #SARSCoV2 challenge study in humans, healthy adults were intranasally inoculated with virus and monitored for productive infection, symptoms, virus kinetics, antibody response and safety in a controlled setting @ChrisChiuLab #COVID19 https://t.co/b3H2ftaSFf
— Nature Medicine (@NatureMedicine) March 31, 2022
Prevalence of third-party tracking on medical journal websites.
23 Mar, 2022 | 09:56h | UTCPrevalence of Third-party Tracking on Medical Journal Websites – JAMA Health Forum
Commentary on Twitter
Interesting work in @JAMAHealthForum where the authors report that 99% of medical journals with an impact factor of 2.0 or higher expose visitors to third-party tracking by entities that work with pharmaceutical advertisers.https://t.co/ubvLQsuHeQ
— Chris Bennett, MD (@cleebennett) March 18, 2022
Study shows whole-genome risk prediction of common diseases in human preimplantation embryos is feasible, leading to ethical concerns.
22 Mar, 2022 | 09:42h | UTCWhole-genome risk prediction of common diseases in human preimplantation embryos – Nature Medicine
Invited Commentaries:
Polygenic embryo testing: understated ethics, unclear utility – Nature Medicine
The uncertain science of preimplantation and prenatal genetic testing – Nature Medicine
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
Preimplantation genetic testing of human embryos is a rapidly advancing field, but scientists and ethicists are calling for caution.
We present 3 articles highlighting new research and expert commentary on this controversial topic.
THREAD 🧵— Nature Medicine (@NatureMedicine) March 21, 2022
Enabling patient choice: the “deciding not to decide” option for older adults facing dialysis decisions.
22 Mar, 2022 | 08:25h | UTCCommentary: The “Deciding Not to Decide” Option Can Improve Older Adult Patient Care – Rutgers University-New Brunswick
Opinion: Open science, done wrong, will compound inequities.
15 Mar, 2022 | 08:14h | UTCOpen science, done wrong, will compound inequities – Nature
Related:
Open-access publishing fees deter researchers in the global south.
Open-access Science Funders Announce Price Transparency Rules for Publishers (several resources on the subject)
A new mandate highlights costs, benefits of making all scientific articles free to read – Science
A guide to Plan S: the open-access initiative shaking up science publishing – Nature
Bioethics | The rupture of anonymity for sperm donors—a tangled web of conflicting rights.
14 Mar, 2022 | 00:49h | UTCThe rupture of anonymity for sperm donors—a tangled web of conflicting rights – The BMJ
Commentary on Twitter
Direct-to-consumer DNA testing has torn the veil separating social family and genetic heritage. This Opinion article examines how it has brought the rights of donor conceived people to information into conflict with donors’ right to privacyhttps://t.co/avX64dbnhb
— The BMJ (@bmj_latest) March 11, 2022
Misinformation: susceptibility, spread, and interventions to immunize the public.
11 Mar, 2022 | 10:03h | UTCMisinformation: susceptibility, spread, and interventions to immunize the public – Nature Medicine
See also: An epidemic of uncertainty: rumors, conspiracy theories and vaccine hesitancy – Nature Medicine
Perspective: The time toxicity of cancer treatment.
10 Mar, 2022 | 10:15h | UTCThe Time Toxicity of Cancer Treatment – Journal of Clinical Oncology
Four reasons why too many informed consents to clinical research are invalid: a critical analysis of current practices.
9 Mar, 2022 | 08:45h | UTC
WHO/UNICEF: More than half of parents and pregnant women exposed to aggressive formula milk marketing.
23 Feb, 2022 | 10:42h | UTCCommentary: Aggressive’ marketing of formula milk flouts code, warns WHO as it urges curbs – The Guardian
Commentary on Twitter
"We have been targeted with marketing from formula milk companies."
Over half of parents & pregnant women exposed to formula milk marketing, violating international standards and harming child health
-🆕 WHO, @UNICEF survey➡️ https://t.co/86Bf69PSeK#EndExploitativeMarketing pic.twitter.com/BuhQPgM3OX
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) February 22, 2022
Opinion | Controlling the control arm in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer trials: best standard of care or the minimum standard of care?
23 Feb, 2022 | 10:03h | UTC
Perspective | How to banish manels and manferences from scientific meetings.
22 Feb, 2022 | 08:23h | UTCHow to banish manels and manferences from scientific meetings – Nature
Scientists deliberately gave people COVID — here’s what they learnt.
15 Feb, 2022 | 10:06h | UTCScientists deliberately gave people COVID — here’s what they learnt – Nature
Original Study: [Preprint] Results from the first Covid-19 human challenge study (deliberately infecting individuals in a controlled environment).
Related:
World’s first coronavirus “Human Challenge” study receives ethics approval in the UK (several texts on the subject)
Ending the evidence gap for pregnancy, HIV and co-infections: ethics guidance from the PHASES project.
15 Feb, 2022 | 08:35h | UTC
FIMS / EFSMA Joint position statement on the International Olympic Committee framework on fairness, inclusion and non-discrimination based on gender identity and sex variations.
13 Feb, 2022 | 22:17h | UTCOriginal Guidance: IOC Framework on fairness, inclusion and non-discrimination on the basis of gender identity and sex variations – International Olympic Committee
Commentary: International Olympic Committee transgender guidance criticised by medical experts – BBC
Commentary on Twitter
You do not have to agree with all content in this position statement. But surely we can agree that we need further debate and discussion (and consultation with all stakeholders) to protect the rights of all athletes. #OpenAccess ➡️ https://t.co/xIfnsyk7FV#Diversity #Inclusion pic.twitter.com/2c9S8lGCoa
— BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine (@BMJOpenSEM) January 20, 2022
Experts question unusual authorization plan for Covid vaccine for kids under 5.
4 Feb, 2022 | 09:57h | UTCExperts question unusual authorization plan for Covid vaccine for kids under 5 – STAT
Related:
Pfizer asks FDA to allow COVID-19 vaccine for kids under 5 – Associated Press
Pfizer Asks FDA to Approve Its Vaccine for the Youngest Children – HealthDay
Viewpoint: social media and the transformation of the physician-patient relationship.
4 Feb, 2022 | 08:28h | UTC