Original Commentary by BEI Young Professionals member Olivette Burton, MBe, MSW.
Last Sunday my friend collapsed on a soccer field and was rushed to the hospital. In an instant, a lifelong athlete with a fantastic physique and a beautiful spirit was go…
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[The Guardian] Research involving 1,000 scientists finds scores of genetic markers that identify people most likely to develop diseases
A national screening programme for prostate cancer could be introduced by the NHS in the wake of a huge internatio…
03/12/2013
The Belmont Report: The Blue Print for Ethical Behavior and Its Implications in Black History
Original Commentary by BEI Young Professionals member Olivette Burton, MBe, MSW.
The National Research Act and Belmont Commission (1974) came about in direct response to unethical experimentation on Black Americans by medical science and researchers in…
[The Guardian] People in the area worst affected by the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident two years ago have a higher risk of developing certain cancers, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Thursday.
A 9.0 magnitude earthquake and tsunami on M…
Original commentary by BEI Young Professionals member Olivette Burton. A special tribute to Martin Luther King Jr.
Bioethics and social work have much work to do. The timeliness of evaluating our society’s progress involving human rights, pover…
04/18/2013
The Ethics of Asking in Organ Donation
Original Commentary by BEI Young Professionals member Olivette Burton, MBe, MSW.
Last Sunday my friend collapsed on a soccer field and was rushed to the hospital. In an instant, a lifelong athlete with a fantastic physique and a beautiful spirit was go…
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