Pig Hearts for People: The Science and Ethics Behind the First Clinical Xenotransplant Trials
A new perspective argues that the first FDA-cleared clinical trial of gene-edited pig hearts marks a turning point, but that ...
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Living Kidney Donors in Japan Face a Roughly One-in-a-Hundred Dialysis Risk Within 20 Years
A nationwide Japanese registry analysis estimates that about 1.1% of living kidney donors start dialysis within 20 years of donation, ...
Most surgical patients never realize a nerve block was optional, study finds
A UK service evaluation found that fewer than 40 percent of elective orthopaedic surgery patients perceived a peripheral nerve block ...
When ECMO Fails as a Bridge: Researchers Propose a New Consent Framework for Withdrawal
A new narrative review finds that withdrawing ECMO remains highly variable and understudied, and proposes a consent template that reframes ...
Cancer Patients and Caregivers Back Biobank Research but Still Want Paper Consent
A survey of 965 people with cancer and caregivers in Türkiye found strong support for biospecimen research, with most favoring ...
When a Patient Becomes a Teaching Tool: Moral Injury in Medical Training
A medical student's published reflection on a psychiatric teaching interview gone wrong is drawing attention to moral injury, informed consent, ...
Doctors Paint Rosy Picture of Dementia Drugs, Video Study of Clinic Talks Reveals
Video analysis of 29 NHS memory clinic consultations shows doctors inconsistently frame the benefits and side effects of dementia medications, ...
Global Review Maps Six Ethical Fault Lines in Clinical Trials Across Low- and Middle-Income Countries
A new umbrella review of 19 systematic reviews identifies six recurring ethical domains in clinical trials conducted in low- and ...
When Gender-Affirming Treatment Becomes a Trauma: New Framework Links Detransition to PTSD and Moral Injury
A new analysis in Archives of Sexual Behavior proposes that some people who detransition after gender-affirming treatment may meet DSM-5-TR ...
Histotripsy Breaks the Rules: Public Hype Outpaces the Science of Cancer Ablation
A new analysis shows public interest in the ultrasound-based ablation technique histotripsy surged 31,100 percent before robust clinical evidence existed, ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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