Here are the most popular Bioethics News items from last week based on average clicks per day:
1. DNA evidence on the sly
(New York Times) Law enforcement agencies are increasingly collecting DNA evidence without the knowledge of suspects. The samples are often collected from discarded coffee cups, cigarette butts or, as in one case, saliva used to seal an envelope.
2. Drug co-pays straining budgets
(USA Today) Experts say co-pays are rising, but incomes aren’t. One out of three people who got help last year from a foundation that aids people struggling to pay medical bills said drug co-pays were their top medical-debt problem.
3. Report: many populations routinely excluded from research
(HealthDay) Researchers at Baylor report that conversations about diversifying study patient populations have yet to result in widescale, real changes. The team also reports that many IRB members lack adequate training.
4. McCain’s health care plan
(Boston Globe) John McCain says the country must provide health care to all citizens. He’d also like to reduce the government’s involvement in health care and ease regulation of health plans.
5. UK researchers say they’ve created human-animal embryo
(The Times (UK)) A team from Newcastle University announced it had created embryo using cow eggs and DNA from human skin cells. Scientists hope to eventually extract stem cells from the embryos in order to model diseases.
The top 5 from last week.