http://www.bioethics.net/rss/hc.xml bioethics news everyday from bioethics.net/American Journal of Bioethics Copyright 2005 bioethics.net Sun, 12 Feb 2012 02:30:14 EST http://www.bioethics.net/ http://www.bioethics.net/images/logo_frontpage_wht.gif 60 200 webmaster@bioethics.net newsupdate@bioethics.net en-us http://www.bioethics.net/News/?id=8349 Medication used to treat the most common form of childhood leukemia is in short supply, adding to the largest nationwide shortage of critical lifesaving hospital medications in nearly a decade. Oncologists are calling this a national crisis. #bioethics Sun, 12 Feb 2012 02:30:14 EST http://www.bioethics.net/News/?id=8348 Art Caplan argues that doctors lie, and its not always a problem. The kind of non-disclosure matters much more than the fact that non-disclosure may happen at all. #bioethics Sun, 12 Feb 2012 01:29:24 EST http://www.bioethics.net/News/?id=8341 If you think your doctor is hiding something from you, you might be right. #bioethics Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:20:58 EST http://www.bioethics.net/News/?id=8339 To hug or not to hug, that really is the question. We’ve all had those awkward moments. Should I go in for the hug? I’m not a hugger, what should I do? What about in the medical setting? Is it ever OK to hug your doctor? #bioethics Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:23:01 EST http://www.bioethics.net/News/?id=8333 When medical schools' hospitals start adopting separate services for fee-paying patients, the ethical line in the noble profession is getting blurred. #bioethics Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:17:51 EST http://www.bioethics.net/News/?id=8330 Doctors studying to become dermatologists have, for years, shared exam questions by memorizing and writing them down after the test to become board certified. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:27:58 EST http://www.bioethics.net/News/?id=8326 Two months ago, a small number of doctors in Florida received an unsigned letter from CVS/pharmacy informing them that the company's pharmacists would no longer fill prescriptions they write for painkillers and other powerful, addictive drugs. #bioethics Wed, 01 Feb 2012 04:32:10 EST http://www.bioethics.net/News/?id=8319 Howard Brody argues that celebrity endorsements of pharmaceuticals do little to advance the public's health. #bioethics Mon, 30 Jan 2012 07:25:21 EST http://www.bioethics.net/News/?id=8318 Hospitals choose from a list of lawyers who will accept patient cases for reduced fees. Do they have a conflict of interest? #bioethics Mon, 30 Jan 2012 07:19:37 EST http://www.bioethics.net/News/?id=8316 Alarms have been sounding for more than a decade, ever since the Institute of Medicine — the health arm of the National Academy of Sciences — estimated that as many as 100,000 people a year were dying in US hospitals due to preventable errors. #bioethics Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:43:46 EST http://www.bioethics.net/News/?id=8315 Guest columnist and physician discusses the influence of the pharmaceutical industry on medical practices. #bioethics Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:14:19 EST http://www.bioethics.net/News/?id=8302 The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops is promising a legal challenge to federal rules requiring health insurers to provide women with a range of preventive health services, including birth control, without charging a co-payment, co-insurance or deductible. #bioethics Tue, 24 Jan 2012 10:54:27 EST http://www.bioethics.net/News/?id=8301 Catholic Healthcare West, one of the nation's largest hospital systems, is ending its governing board's affiliation with the Catholic Church and changing its name, two steps intended to help the system expand throughout the states in which it operates — California, Arizona and Nevada — and beyond. #bioethics Tue, 24 Jan 2012 10:37:49 EST http://www.bioethics.net/News/?id=8297 When your health insurance provider denies an experimental treatment or a high-cost drug, how much are you willing to pay for the care you believe you need? #bioethics Mon, 23 Jan 2012 06:49:22 EST http://www.bioethics.net/News/?id=8295 A 32-year-old pregnant woman from Massachusetts, known only as Mary Moe, is at the center of a heated battle over abortion and sterilization, in a case so complex you could use it to teach an entire course on bioethics. #bioethics Mon, 23 Jan 2012 10:38:20 EST