Medical/Scientific Ethics

Homeless adults are substantially less likely to undergo potentially life-saving procedures for emergent cardiovascular conditions Boston, Mass. - Cardiovascular disease is a major cause of death among homeless adults, with mortality rates…

Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, November 18, 2019--A new study has shown that the majority of women (82.5%) and men (65.1%) working at an academic medical center reported at least one incident of sexual…

Experts discuss the latest scientific research on death, as well as new studies that are exploring the human mind and consciousness at the time of death On Monday, November 18, 2019 the New York Academy of Sciences and the Critical Care…

Researchers from EPFL and MIT have shown that human mobility is a major factor in the spread of vector-borne diseases such as malaria and dengue even over short intra-city distances. In a paper published in Scientific Reports, the team…

New research published today in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) reveals that brand-name drug discount cards are leading to higher health care spending in Canada--increased costs that are ultimately passed on to patients.…

Credit: Kansas State University MANHATTAN, KANSAS -- A new risk assessment model for the transmission of Ebola accurately predicted its spread into the Republic of Uganda, according to the Kansas State University researchers who developed…

Algorithm could bolster readers' interpretation of 'fake news'Credit: Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth HANOVER, N.H. - November 1, 2019 - Dartmouth engineering researchers have developed a new approach for detecting a…

Definition of 'public good' does not account for potentially negative impacts of climate engineering Countries around the world are preparing to modify the earth's climate to cope with climate change, with many proponents touting it as a…

PHILADELPHIA (OCTOBER 31, 2019) - Opioid use disorder and overdose deaths are a major public health crisis in the United States. While medication-assisted treatments for opioid use disorder exist, these treatments remain inadequate for…

WASHINGTON, D.C.--At a congressional briefing today, Vanda Pharmaceuticals, the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, and the Humane Society of the United States urged Congress to task the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)…