Medical/Scientific Ethics

Boston - Results of a new study show that a large number of physicians in the US may have received marketing payments from pharmaceutical companies that produce stimulant medications. Led by researchers at Boston Medical Center's (BMC)…

Human heartbeats are the basis of the science, published in SPIE and IS&T's Journal of Electronic ImagingCredit: Bonomi and Boato BELLINGHAM, Washington, USA, and CARDIFF, UK - Recent advances in computer graphics are making…

Skokie, IL - The ISSCR is updating its Guidelines for Stem Cell Research and Clinical Translation to respond to recent scientific advances that include the use of pluripotent stem cell (PSC) to create models of early human embryo…

Recommendations include the establishment of a permanent commissionCredit: Ryan Flanagan Vermont, the first state in the nation to form a taskforce examining the role of artificial intelligence (AI), has released its final report on the…

Analysis highlights privacy risks associated with public data sharing Newton, Mass. (January 13, 2020) -- Before sharing human research data, scientists routinely strip it of personal information such as name, address, and birthdate in…

Public health efforts successfully stopped human-to-human transmission of Ebola virus in West Africa in 2016 after the worst Ebola outbreak in history. However, the threat of the disease is still real, as the recent Ebola outbreaks in…

Credit: Department of Health Policy, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine In Southern states that expanded their Medicaid programs under the Affordable Care Act, adults experienced lower rates of decline in both physical and mental…

Credit: Lancaster University Infertility impinges on the human right to have a child, according to new research published today, which also calls for greater healthcare equity and more inclusive reproductive health surveillance. The…

First-of-its-kind study reveals consumers feel both empowered and confused by popular DTC fertility testing services PHILADELPHIA - Direct-to-consumer hormone-based "fertility testing" for women is viewed by consumers as both an…

New actuarial analysis released by the West Health Policy Center quantifies the financial impact of Medicare Part D policy proposals A new assessment of the Medicare Part D program based on a proposal from the West Health Policy Center…