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MEDICA Update 2008

Keyword "Ethics"

Radiation Sickness: "There is no specific treatment"

( Source: MEDICA.de )

[08/09/2011] Many years ago in Chernobyl, now Fukushima (Japan) - when it comes to nuclear accidents, human lives are in danger. Not only in the moment of the accident, but for many years later. Because the disease-causing rays have a life-long effect on our health and can be the cause of cancer even in the following generation. Radiation Sickness: "There is no specific treatment" - read more

Therapies: Why HIV Infection Rates Are On the Rise

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[26/08/2011] A new study in Israel reveals that the number of new HIV cases diagnosed each year in the last decade saw a startling increase of almost 500 percent compared to the previous decade, and similar trends have been reported in a number of other developed nations, including the U.S.  Therapies: Why HIV Infection Rates Are On the Rise - read more

Mental Health: Religion Benefits Traumatic Brain Injury Victims

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[30/06/2011] Professor Brigid Waldron-Perrine and Professor Lisa J. Rapport, professor of psychology at Wayne State University's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, found that if traumatic brain injury (TBI) victims feel close to a higher power, it can help them rehabilitate. Mental Health: Religion Benefits Traumatic Brain Injury Victims - read more

Physician Job Profile: “Communication is the central tenet in medical science“

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[22/10/2010] Just like in modern society, the image of physicians is also subject to different developments. The physician’s profession has to constantly meet new challenges. It is particularly difficult to reconcile role perceptions, which have increasingly become more differentiated due to the modern science- and health care system.  Physician Job Profile: “Communication is the central tenet in medical science“ - read more

Synthetic Biology: “Man Is A Giant Lego Building Set“

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“Man Is A Giant Lego Building Set“ [01/05/2010] Some build cars, others houses, and yet others - human cells. Researchers of Synthetic Biology piece genes together as they need them. This is how they intend to cure and even prevent diseases. There are progresses. MEDICA.de spoke to Martin Fussenegger, Professor of Biotechnology and Bioengineering at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology on how to build a cell and what one can do with it.  Synthetic Biology: “Man Is A Giant Lego Building Set“ - read more

Wolfgang Zöller: “Patients Have a Lot of Rights“

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[22/04/2010] In the past, doctors were unchallenged authorities, but times are changing. These days, if patients are in doubt about the right treatment, they voice their concern. If they have become the victim of a medical malpractice, they also don’t shy away from going to court. A new law soon intends to inform them about their patient rights even more.  Wolfgang Zöller: “Patients Have a Lot of Rights“ - read more

Physicians: Clinical Conflicts with Religious Hospitals

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[16/04/2010] Nearly one in ten primary care physicians in the United States has experienced a conflict with a religiously-affiliated hospital or practice over religious policies for patient care, researchers report. Physicians: Clinical Conflicts with Religious Hospitals - read more

Neuroprosthetics: „There Is no Need to Outline any Horror Scenarios“

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[08/01/2009] Juice in the head: Neuroprosthetics which are connected to nerve endings in the brain electrically stimulate certain brain regions. Thus, the implants are supposed to reduce the effects of Parkinson’s or to help with depressions or the Tourette syndrome. Nevertheless, many people feel uneasy about the idea that a machine perches in their head possibly influencing their behaviour.   Neuroprosthetics: „There Is no Need to Outline any Horror Scenarios“ - read more

The German Health Fund: Patients Fall by the Wayside

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The German Health Fund: Patients Fall by the Wayside [20/11/2008] Wolfram-Arnim Candidus of the German Society for Insured Persons and Patients (DGVP) is angry. He is angry at a healthcare policy in which patients fall by the wayside - but also at the insured persons who do not defend themselves against it. The German Health Fund: Patients Fall by the Wayside - read more

Studies: Researchers Make Ethical Value Judgments

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[21/05/2007] Medical research scientists in public health and other areas routinely make ethical value judgments, even if they are not aware of it, according to a new study. Studies: Researchers Make Ethical Value Judgments - read more

 
 

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