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3y ago
Harms Linked to Unapproved Stem Cell Interventions Highlight Need for Greater FDA Enforcement
Source: Pew Research Center
What harms do unapproved stem cell interventions bring to patients? There is debate on how these interventions should be managed by the FDA. “Many of these unapproved interventions have led to life-threatening infections, chronic pain, and even death ..read more
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3y ago
Medical Journals Blind to Racism as Health Crisis, Critics Say
Source: The New York Times
Medical journals publish many studies that link racism to socioeconomic or biological factors. “Less often do their editors, mostly white and male, accept papers that explore how systemic racism shapes the health care experiences of Black and brown people ..read more
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3y ago
Limit on lab-grown human embryos dropped by stem-cell body
Source: Nature
“The international body representing stem-cell scientists has torn up a decades-old limit on the length of time that scientists should grow human embryos in the lab, giving more leeway to researchers who are studying human development and disease ..read more
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3y ago
With Legal Challenges to Abortion, Whither Prenatal Diagnosis?
Source: The Hastings Center
Abortion law interacts greatly with prenatal diagnosis that gives parents information about their child. If laws change, “what role will prenatal diagnosis be left to play?” How can we think about prenatal diagnosis moving forward ..read more
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3y ago
Prominent GI oncologist Axel Grothey was forced out of Mayo Clinic for unethical sexual relationships with women he mentored
Source: The Cancer Letter
“”The aftermath of sexual misconduct at premier medical institutions rarely leaves visible traces: HR is brought in, confidentiality invoked, deals made. The case of Axel Grothey’s exit from Mayo Clinic is a notable exception ..read more
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3y ago
Make COVID-19 vaccines mandatory
Source: Newsday
Should COVID-19 vaccines be mandatory? “Lawmakers in more than 40 states have proposed legislation to prohibit mandates requiring employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Sponsors of such measures argue that vaccination should be a choice ..read more
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3y ago
Speech Rights of Health Workers Bolstered by Appeals Court Ruling
Source: Courthouse News Service
Many employees have spoken out against their company’s policies especially during the pandemic. “The appeals court ruled Wednesday that a hospital worker shouldn’t have been fired for complaining to a newspaper about staffing practices ..read more
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3y ago
Should Kids Be Able to Get COVID-19 Vaccine Without Parental Consent?
Source: Medscape
Should children be able to get the COVID-19 vaccine without parental consent? Listen here as Arthur Caplan, bioethicist, discusses if permission should be considered as a necessity if children want to receive the COVID-19 vaccine ..read more
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3y ago
Vaccine makers pledge 2.3B doses to less wealthy nations
Source: ABC News
“A global health summit that underlined the growing disparity between rich and poor countries during the pandemic closed Friday with pledges by pharmaceutical companies to deliver more than 1.3 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines to LMICs this year ..read more
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3y ago
Gov. Greg Abbott signs into law one of nation’s strictest abortion measures, banning procedure as early as six weeks into a pregnancy
Source: Texas Tribune
“Gov. Greg Abbott signed into law Wednesday a measure that would prohibit in Texas abortions as early as six weeks — before some women know they are pregnant — and open the door for almost any private citizen to sue abortion providers and others ..read more