Here are the most popular Bioethics News items from last week based on average clicks per day:
1. House passes GINA
(NYT) The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act passed on a 414-1 vote. President Bush has said he would sign the bill.
2. Praying parents charged
(AP) The parents of a Wisconsin child who prayed while the child died from diabetic complications have been charged with reckless homicide. The parents regarded their daughter’s condition as “a test of faith” and a “spiritual attack.”
3. Med college group: no more industry gifts
(NYT) The Association of American Medical Colleges has proposed banning free food, gifts, travel and ghost-writing from drug and device makers.
4. More details on McCain’s health plan
(NYT) The presidential candidate’s plan would try to shift the basis of coverage from employers to individuals. McCain has also called for the federal government to assure that coverage will be available for people who have been turned down.
5. Marrying for health care (tie)
(LA Times) A survey sponsored by the Kaiser Family Foundation reports that seven percent of Americans said they or someone in their household got married for healthcare benefits last year.
5. iPS cells used to create heart cells in mice (tie)
(Reuters) Researchers from UCLA report in the journal Stem Cell Express that they got mouse iPS cells to differentiate into two types of heart cells as well as hematopoietic cells.
The top five stories from two weeks ago.