Medical/Scientific Ethics

Early-view essay in Hastings Center Report, March-April 2020 Few novel or emerging infectious diseases have posed such vital ethical challenges so quickly and dramatically as the novel coronavirus. An early-view essay in the March-April…

The Neuro's director has been a driving force in neurological disease research and Open Science leadershipCredit: The Neuro Since 1957, The Gairdner Foundation has been recognizing the achievements of the world's top researchers…

A team of medical researchers at Oxford University has published results today in Science that furthers our understanding of COVID-19 transmission; results are be used by international partners to develop mobile contact tracing apps to slow…

The death rate from confirmed COVID-19 cases is estimated at 1.38%, while the overall death rate, which includes unconfirmed cases, is estimated at 0.66%Credit: The Lancet Infectious Diseases First comprehensive estimates…

But sustainable care for children with cancer is affordable and achievable in all countries, declare global cancer experts Improving care for children with cancer worldwide will bring a triple return on investment and prevent millions…

The InterAcademy Partnership (IAP) urges countries to collaborate, use and share science-based information, and help the developing worldCredit: The InterAcademy Partnership (IAP) The current COVID-19 outbreak was first…

A new study of the medical products industry -- the first to examine the impact of female board representation on product recalls -- finds that firms with female directors on their boards announce high-severity recalls 28-days faster than…

The situation could lead to a bottleneck in burials and cremations, mortuaries filled beyond capacity and the possibility of mass gravesCredit: University of Huddersfield UNIVERSITY of Huddersfield experts have made stark warnings…

Columbia professor creates NeuroRights and a technocratic oath Brain-computer interfaces may soon have the power to decode people's thoughts and interfere with their mental activity. Even now the interfaces, or BCIs, which link brains…

MatTek Life Sciences launches model of the human lower respiratory tractCredit: PETA International Science Consortium Ltd. Ashland, Massachusetts - Researchers can now buy a first-of-its-kind human cell-based alveolar model to study the…

The European Respiratory Society adds its voice to those raising the alarm bells regarding border controls and export bans, which have an enormous impact on the free movement of essential medical supplies around Europe . Each delay in the…

OAK BROOK, Ill. - Clinical data should be treated as a public good when it is used for secondary purposes, such as research or the development of AI algorithms, according to a special report published in the journal Radiology. "This…

Over 1,000 medical and graduate students, including from Tel Aviv University, are assisting Magen David Adom, Israel's National Emergency Service, to identify COVID-19 infection in IsraelCredit: Sheba Medical Center Israeli hospitals and…

In a commentary in The American Journal of Medicine noted public health experts say appropriate concerns - not fear - should play a major role in the emerging pandemic, and political leaders should empower public health officials to drive…

Experts from Seattle Cancer Care Alliance share lessons learned from early experiences treating people with cancer during COVID-19 outbreak via free online article in JNCCN--Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer NetworkCredit: Image…

A KAIST team develops washable nanofiber fast maskCredit: KAIST Wearing a face mask is a common sight in Korea during the COVID-19 outbreak. Due to the overwhelming demand, last week the government started to ration two masks per person…

Stevens Institute of Technology is turning running shoes into portable laboratories Researchers at Stevens Institute of Technology have developed an AI-powered, smart insole that instantly turns any shoe into a portable gait-analysis…

A team of medical research and bioethics experts at Oxford University are supporting European governments to explore the feasibility of rapidly and widely deploying a coronavirus mobile app for instant contact tracing. Oxford, UK A team…

New research from American Cancer Society, published in JNCCN, finds stark financial disparities in cancer survivors under age 64, particularly those 18-39, though not for Medicare recipientsCredit: JNCCN PLYMOUTH MEETING, PA -- New…

Credit: KIRSTY CHALLEN, B.SC., MBCHB, MRES, PH.D., LANCASHIRE TEACHING HOSPITALS, UNITED KINGDOM DES PLAINES, IL -- Emergency physicians may benefit from training on safely handling firearms, according to the findings of a survey to be…