Bioethics

Viewpoint: Navigating the Ethical Boundaries of Grateful Patient Fundraising

31 Aug, 2018 | 01:46h | UTC

Navigating the Ethical Boundaries of Grateful Patient Fundraising – JAMA (free for a limited period)

Perspective: Vitamin D, the Sunshine Supplement, Has Shadowy Money Behind It

23 Aug, 2018 | 22:32h | UTC

Vitamin D, the Sunshine Supplement, Has Shadowy Money Behind It – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) (via @CarlosdelRio7 see Tweet)

“Only test vitamin D status if someone has symptoms of deficiency or is at very high risk” (from NICE Guideline)

Study: Association of Compensation to Physicians From Industry and Self-declared Conflict of Interest

17 Aug, 2018 | 02:30h | UTC

Association of Compensation From the Surgical and Medical Device Industry to Physicians and Self-declared Conflict of Interest – JAMA Surgery (free for a limited period)

Author Interview: Association of Compensation to Physicians From Industry and Self-declared Conflict of Interest (free)

Commentaries: Safeguarding Against Conflicts of Interest in the Surgical Literature – JAMA Surgery (free for a limited period) AND Financial Ties That Bind: Studies Often Fall Short On Conflict-Of-Interest Disclosures – Kaiser Health News (free)

Lessons for Physicians from ‘The Bleeding Edge’: If You See Something, Say Something

17 Aug, 2018 | 02:04h | UTC

Opinion: Lessons for physicians from ‘The Bleeding Edge’: If you see something, say something – STAT (free)

“…physicians must act decisively when they identify the rare outlier in their midst. To do anything less would risk our credibility. Worse still, it could risk the lives of the people we took an oath not to harm.”

AMA Journal of Ethics: Roles of Physicians in Healthy Dying

11 Aug, 2018 | 02:28h | UTC

Special Issue: Roles of Physicians in Healthy Dying- AMA Journal of Ethics (free articles)

“What the roles of clinicians and patients should be in defining what constitutes a quality dying experience and good care of dying people has received less attention than issues like euthanasia and assisted death. Which parts of dying, if any, should be medicalized and why? What do patients and clinicians need to know about dying and why? The August 2018 issue of the AMA Journal of Ethics explores these and other questions.”

Are Embryos People? The Answer Will Determine the Future of Reproductive Medicine

26 Jul, 2018 | 17:40h | UTC

Are embryos people? The answer will determine the future of reproductive medicine – STAT (free)

Special Issue: Religion and Spirituality in Health Care Practice

13 Jul, 2018 | 01:33h | UTC

Religion and Spirituality in Health Care Practice – AMA Journal of Ethics (free)

“Patient spirituality continues to be an area that clinicians do not discuss as often as they should. Our new issue provides guidance for clinicians on a wide range of issues related to religion, spirituality, and health care”. (via @JournalofEthics see Tweet)

Perspective: Hidden Conflicts?

6 Jul, 2018 | 09:51h | UTC

Hidden conflicts? – Science Magazine (free for a limited period)

““Pay-later conflicts of interest” have gone largely unnoticed & entirely unpoliced”. (via @cpiller see Tweet)

Perspective: Breathing Tubes Fail to Save Many Older Patients

24 Jun, 2018 | 19:30h | UTC

Breathing Tubes Fail to Save Many Older Patients – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)

“One-third of patients over age 65 die in the hospital after they are put on ventilators. Doctors are beginning to wonder if the procedure should be used so often”.

Viewpoint: The 50-Year Legacy of the Harvard Report on Brain Death

15 Jun, 2018 | 01:20h | UTC

The 50-Year Legacy of the Harvard Report on Brain Death – JAMA (free for a limited period)

Perspective: Scientists Can Design ‘Better’ Babies. Should They?

15 Jun, 2018 | 01:10h | UTC

Scientists Can Design ‘Better’ Babies. Should They? – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)

Perspective: Beyond Legalization — Dilemmas Physicians Confront Regarding Aid in Dying

7 Jun, 2018 | 02:47h | UTC

Beyond Legalization — Dilemmas Physicians Confront Regarding Aid in Dying – New England Journal of Medicine (free)

Perspective: p53 and Me

24 May, 2018 | 22:58h | UTC

p53 and Me – New England Journal of Medicine (free)

Perspective: Trying to Put a Value on the Doctor-Patient Relationship

21 May, 2018 | 13:09h | UTC

Trying to Put a Value on the Doctor-Patient Relationship – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)

“In its push for profits, the U.S. health care system has made it difficult for patients to get personal attention from doctors. But what if hands-on medicine actually saves money — and lives?”

Perspective: How Tech Can Turn Doctors into Clerical Workers

21 May, 2018 | 13:08h | UTC

How Tech Can Turn Doctors into Clerical Workers – The New York Times Magazine (10 articles per month are free)

“The threat that electronic health records and machine learning pose to physicians’ clinical judgment — and their well-being”.

Opinion: Implications of Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing for BRCA Mutation

21 May, 2018 | 13:05h | UTC

Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing: The Implications of the US FDA’s First Marketing Authorization for BRCA Mutation Testing – JAMA (free for a limited period)

Viewpoint: Ethics of Randomized Trials in a Public Health Emergency

21 May, 2018 | 12:59h | UTC

Ethics of randomized trials in a public health emergency – PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases (free) (via @greg_folkers)

Study: Financial Conflicts of Interest Among Authors of Urology Guidelines

14 May, 2018 | 04:49h | UTC

Financial Conflicts of Interest Among Authors of Urology Clinical Practice Guidelines – European Urology (free)

“59% Urology Guideline writers received payments from companies AND 37% provided inaccurate COIs forms” (via @daviesbj see Tweet)

Perspective: Plastic Surgery’s Contributions to Surgical Ethics

4 May, 2018 | 02:00h | UTC

Plastic Surgery’s Contributions to Surgical Ethics – AMA Journal of Ethics (free)

“Important for plastic surgeons in particular to remember: just because you *can* perform an operation, which might or might not be medically indicated, does not mean you *should* perform the operation” (via @JournalofEthics see Tweet)

Commentaries: Payments to Doctors Linked to Prescription Practices for Two Cancer Types – University of North Carolina (free) AND Pharma Dollars Appear to Sway Oncologist Rx Habits – MedPage Today (free registration required)