Bioethics
Opinion: Why Big Pharma Must Disclose Payments to Patient Groups
15 Jan, 2019 | 00:33h | UTCWhy Big Pharma must disclose payments to patient groups – The Conversation (free)
Perspective: Unethical Experiments’ Painful Contributions to Today’s Medicine
15 Jan, 2019 | 00:32h | UTCUnethical experiments’ painful contributions to today’s medicine – CNN (free)
Study: Assessment of Pharmaceutical Company and Device Manufacturer Payments to Gastroenterologists and Their Participation in Clinical Practice Guideline Panels
10 Jan, 2019 | 19:18h | UTCInvited Commentary: The Call for Greater Transparency in Conflicts of Interest (free)
Perspective: Are Medical Editors Responsible if Articles they Publish Cause Harm?
10 Jan, 2019 | 00:08h | UTCAre medical editors responsible if articles they publish cause harm? – CMAJ News (free)
Too Much Medicine: Not Enough Trust?
7 Jan, 2019 | 11:55h | UTCToo much medicine: not enough trust? – Journal of Medical Ethics (free) (via @Dr_A_Rashid)
The Role of End-of-life Palliative Sedation: Medical and Ethical Aspects
4 Jan, 2019 | 20:38h | UTC
Congratulations on the Promotion. But Did Science Get a Demotion?
4 Jan, 2019 | 20:35h | UTCCongratulations on the Promotion. But Did Science Get a Demotion? – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
“The incentives of grant funding and career advancement, even the potential for fame, can influence researchers”
Guideline: Clinically-assisted Nutrition and Hydration
13 Dec, 2018 | 23:53h | UTCClinically-assisted nutrition and hydration – British Medical Association (free guideline and other resources)
Commentary: Decisions about clinically-assisted nutrition and hydration: guiding doctors, helping patients – The BMJ Opinion (free)
“just because we can keep someone alive indefinitely, should we?”
BMJ Investigation: How Cow’s Milk Protein Allergy is Extending the Reach of Infant Formula Manufacturers
13 Dec, 2018 | 19:26h | UTCCommentaries: Disentangling ourselves from “Big Formula” – The BMJ (free) AND Infant formula companies are behind the guidelines on milk allergy, and their sales are soaring – The Conversation (free)
Consensus Statement on the Reported Birth of Genome-Edited Babies in China
13 Dec, 2018 | 18:03h | UTC
Report: Pregnant Woman & Vaccines Against Emerging Epidemic Threats
13 Dec, 2018 | 17:57h | UTCCommentary: New Guidance: Extend Vaccines to Pregnant Women – Johns Hopkins News & Events (free)
Perspective: The Ethics of Heritable Genome Editing
5 Dec, 2018 | 00:03h | UTCThe Ethics of Heritable Genome Editing: New Considerations in a Controversial Area – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Related: WHO looks at standards in ‘uncharted water’ of gene editing – Reuters (free) AND The CRISPR Baby Scandal Gets Worse by the Day – The Atlantic (free) AND We need a temporary moratorium on using gene editing to create babies – STAT (free) AND Is the CRISPR baby controversy the start of a terrifying new chapter in gene editing? – VOX (free) AND First CRISPR babies: six questions that remain – Nature (free) AND ‘I feel an obligation to be balanced.’ Noted biologist comes to defense of gene editing babies – Science (free)
Genome-Edited Baby Provokes International Outcry
30 Nov, 2018 | 02:02h | UTCGenome-edited baby claim provokes international outcry – Nature (free)
See also: A Reckless and Needless Use of Gene-Editing on Human Embryos – The Atlantic (free) AND Chinese researcher claims first gene-edited babies – Associated Press (free) AND EXCLUSIVE: Chinese scientists are creating CRISPR babies – MIT Technology Review (free) AND Expert reaction to reports of the first genome edited baby – Science Media Centre (free) AND What we know — and what we don’t — about the claim of world’s first gene-edited babies – STAT (free)
Investigation: The Implant Files
30 Nov, 2018 | 02:01h | UTCImplant Files – The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (free articles)
News Releases: Medical Devices Harm Patients Worldwide As Governments Fail On Safety (free) AND ICIJ publishes new investigation: the Implant Files (free) AND About The Implant Files Investigation (free)
Commentaries: How lobbying blocked European safety checks for dangerous medical implants – The BMJ (free) AND Revealed: faulty medical implants harm patients around world – The Guardian (free) AND Medical device rules need ‘drastic change’ to protect patients – BBC (free)
Viewpoint: Protecting the Value of Medical Science in the Age of Social Media and “Fake News”
23 Nov, 2018 | 00:12h | UTCProtecting the Value of Medical Science in the Age of Social Media and “Fake News” – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Code of Conduct – Royal College of Physicians
20 Nov, 2018 | 14:47h | UTCCode of Conduct – Royal College of Physicians (free)
Commentary: New Code of Conduct to help doctors ‘be the best they can be’ – OnMedica (free)
Study: Financial Conflicts of Interest Among Authors of Clinical Guidelines
2 Nov, 2018 | 03:28h | UTCPrevalence of Financial Conflicts of Interest Among Authors of Clinical Guidelines Related to High-Revenue Medications – JAMA Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: More Than Half of Physician Guideline Authors for Expensive Medications Have Undeclared Conflicts of Interest – MedicalResearch.com (free) AND Many Clinical Guideline Authors Have Undeclared Payments – Medical Health News (free)
Position Statement: Ethics of Outbreaks
16 Oct, 2018 | 21:26h | UTCPart 2: Family-Centered Care (free)
Perspective: Ghost Authorship Haunts Industry-funded Clinical Trials
11 Oct, 2018 | 21:53h | UTCGhost authorship haunts industry-funded clinical trials – Nature (free)
Original Article: Collaboration Between Academics and Industry in Clinical Trials (free study and commentaries)
Study: Collaboration Between Academics and Industry in Clinical Trials
5 Oct, 2018 | 02:37h | UTCCommentaries: Shining a light on industry collaboration – The BMJ Opinion (free) AND Industry funders involved in most aspects of funded trials – OnMedica (free)
Scientific Advocacy and Biases of the Ideological and Industry Kinds
28 Sep, 2018 | 01:07h | UTCScientific Advocacy and Biases of the Ideological and Industry Kinds – Absolutely Maybe Blog (free)
Perspective: The Case for Expensive Antibiotics
21 Sep, 2018 | 02:00h | UTCThe Case For Expensive Antibiotics – WIRED (a few articles per month are free) (via @CarlosdelRio7)
Thousands of Scientists Publish a Paper Every Five Days
14 Sep, 2018 | 02:25h | UTCThousands of scientists publish a paper every five days – Nature (free)
Related: Some scientists publish more than 70 papers a year. Here’s how—and why—they do it – Science (free)
Top Cancer Researcher Fails to Disclose Corporate Financial Ties in Major Research Journals
14 Sep, 2018 | 01:32h | UTC
Perspective: The Moral Dilemma of Learning Medicine from the Poor
14 Sep, 2018 | 01:31h | UTCThe Moral Dilemma of Learning Medicine from the Poor – The Doctors Weight In (free) (via @kennylinafp)
“I learned good skills because I was allowed to practice on people who had no other option.”