Bioethics
‘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
Report sets out blueprint to tackle global ethical issues around face transplants.
31 May, 2022 | 10:57h | UTCReport: AboutFace: A blueprint for sustainable face transplant policy & practice
Opinion: Adverse effects of acquisitions in the pharmaceutical industry.
30 May, 2022 | 10:45h | UTCAdverse effects of acquisitions in the pharmaceutical industry – Nature Medicine
Commentary on Twitter
Publicly funded research leads to the development of many new drugs, but the profits are largely reaped by big pharmaceutical companies, which can reduce competition and patients’ access to medicines, a @NatureMedicine Comment article argues. https://t.co/kUtjZa1ps1 pic.twitter.com/ccBJvpCP1t
— Nature Portfolio (@NaturePortfolio) May 26, 2022
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
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? ⬆️% 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