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“Industry payments to journal editors are common and often large, particularly for certain subspecialties. Journals should consider the potential impact of such payments on public trust in published research”.

A baby with a disease gene or no baby at all: Genetic testing of embryos creates an ethical morass

29 Oct, 2017 | 00:52h | UTC

A baby with a disease gene or no baby at all: Genetic testing of embryos creates an ethical morass – STAT (free)

Is gene editing ethical?

23 Oct, 2017 | 20:45h | UTC

Is gene editing ethical? – Medical News Today (free)

The Revised Declaration of Geneva: A Modern-Day Physician’s Pledge

17 Oct, 2017 | 18:53h | UTC

The Revised Declaration of Geneva: A Modern-Day Physician’s Pledge – JAMA (free)

We may soon have our first $1 million drug. Who will pay for it? And how?

17 Oct, 2017 | 18:28h | UTC

We may soon have our first $1 million drug. Who will pay for it? And how? – STAT (free)

Research: Communication-And-Resolution Programs

7 Oct, 2017 | 22:33h | UTC

Outcomes In Two Massachusetts Hospital Systems Give Reason For Optimism About Communication-And-Resolution Programs – Health Affairs (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: After medical error, apology goes a long way – Stanford University Medical Center, via ScienceDaily (free) AND Conflict Resolution Program: ‘Cause for Optimism’ – MedPage Today (free registration required)

Should Euthanasia Be Considered Iatrogenic?

20 Sep, 2017 | 21:06h | UTC

Should Euthanasia Be Considered Iatrogenic? – AMA Journal of Ethics (free)

Guideline: Ethics and the Legalization of Physician-Assisted Suicide

19 Sep, 2017 | 22:31h | UTC

Ethics and the Legalization of Physician-Assisted Suicide: An American College of Physicians Position Paper (free)

Commentaries: ACP reaffirms opposition to physician-assisted suicide – ACP Internist (free) AND ACP Reaffirms Position Against Physician-Assisted Suicide – Physician’s First Watch (free)

Guideline: Adolescent and Young Adult Tattooing, Piercing, and Scarification

19 Sep, 2017 | 22:24h | UTC

Adolescent and Young Adult Tattooing, Piercing, and Scarification – Pediatrics (free) AND Clinical Guidance on Body Modification Among Youth – Journal Watch (free) AND When Adolescents Want Tattoos or Piercings – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)

Study: Antipsychotic Use With and Without Comorbid Psychiatric Diagnosis Among Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

10 Sep, 2017 | 01:31h | UTC

Antipsychotic Use With and Without Comorbid Psychiatric Diagnosis Among Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities – The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: Antipsychotics common for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities – Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (free) AND Antipsychotics Overused in Intellectually Disabled Adults – Medscape (free registration required)

“Antipsychotics are used inappropriately particularly in vulnerable groups: Poor children; Intellectually challenged; Autistic; Nursing homes. (RT @AllenFrancesMD see Tweet)

Should Euthanasia Be Considered Iatrogenic?

9 Sep, 2017 | 22:45h | UTC

Should Euthanasia Be Considered Iatrogenic? – AMA Journal of Ethics (free)

Viewpoint: Nonvoluntary Psychiatric Treatment Is Distinct From Involuntary Psychiatric Treatment

8 Sep, 2017 | 00:09h | UTC

Nonvoluntary Psychiatric Treatment Is Distinct From Involuntary Psychiatric Treatment – JAMA (free)

Commentary: Ethicist proposes new category for psychiatric patients to justify instances of compulsory treatment – Science Daily (free)

FDA approval brings first gene therapy to the United States

3 Sep, 2017 | 21:19h | UTC

FDA News Release: FDA approval brings first gene therapy to the United States (free)

Commentaries: A $475,000 cancer drug: Wall Street sees ‘bargain’; patients see ‘completely broken’ system – HealthNewsReview (free) FDA Approves First CAR-T Cell Therapy for Pediatric Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia – National Institutes of Health (free) AND FDA Approves First Gene-Altering Leukemia Treatment, Costing $475.000 – New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND The FDA Approves a Landmark Cancer Drug – The Atlantic (free)

“…is a cancer therapy that represents several things at once: a game-changing way to treat cancer through genetic engineering, a novel paradigm for the biotech business, and the latest turn in the debate over just how astronomically expensive a life-saving therapy can be”. (from The Atlantic)