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From:The Hastings Center Report (Vol. 41, Issue 5) Peer-ReviewedThere is a bustling, fluorescent clamor that governs hospital hallways during the day and so fills the air that any sound wanting attention has to vie for it, each alarm louder and more cacophonous than the last. But at...
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From:The Hastings Center Report (Vol. 41, Issue 5) Peer-ReviewedShould anonymous sperm "donation"--a misnomer, since sperm is usually purchased--be permitted? A number of countries, including Sweden, Austria, Germany, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Norway, New Zealand, and several...
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From:The Hastings Center Report (Vol. 41, Issue 5) Peer-ReviewedOne of the interesting things about starting a new research project is its uncertainty. You're not yet sure what you think about the issues you're about to explore. I was reminded of this recently when, with colleagues...
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From:The Hastings Center Report (Vol. 41, Issue 5) Peer-ReviewedIt was 3:00 am and three tired emergency room residents were wondering why the pizza they'd ordered hadn't come yet. A nurse interrupted their pizza complaints with a shout: "GSW Trauma One--no pulse, no blood...
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From:The Hastings Center Report (Vol. 41, Issue 5) Peer-ReviewedModern contraceptives--especially long-acting, reversible contraceptives, or LARCs--are typically seen as a boon for humanity and for women, the majority of their users, in particular. But the disparity between the...
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From:The Hastings Center Report (Vol. 41, Issue 5) Peer-ReviewedPerforming surgery in the developing world presents unique challenges and dilemmas for the visiting physician from an industrialized country. Language barriers, widespread, profound pathology, and lack of adequate...
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From:The Hastings Center Report (Vol. 41, Issue 5) Peer-ReviewedBY JIM SABIN Medicare reform is so complicated that it's easy to get lost in arcane minutia. But if we take a big picture view of the two main approaches to containing Medicare costs--the Sustainable Growth Rate...
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From:The Hastings Center Report (Vol. 41, Issue 5) Peer-ReviewedThe increasing use of DNA evidence has revolutionized criminal investigations. Over the past several years, DNA forensics--once thought to be a less reliable identifier than other forensic techniques, such as latent...
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From:The Hastings Center Report (Vol. 41, Issue 5) Peer-ReviewedTo the Editor: In the November-December 2010 issue, the Seattle Growth Attenuation and Ethics Working Group ("Navigating Growth Attenuation in Children with Profound Disabilities") analyzed the arguments for and against...
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From:The Hastings Center Report (Vol. 41, Issue 5) Peer-ReviewedThe regulation of direct-to-consumer genetic testing has till now focused on identifying predispositions to specific health problems and quality issues in testing, such as analytical and clinical validity criteria. In...
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From:The Hastings Center Report (Vol. 41, Issue 5) Peer-ReviewedIn this issue of the Report, Daniel Groll suggests new ways to understand old tensions between autonomy and paternalism. He categorizes disagreements between doctors and patients in four ways. Some are about the ends or...
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From:The Hastings Center Report (Vol. 41, Issue 5) Peer-ReviewedMost people think of preemption as a technical, constitutional doctrine, but it is pivotally important to health and safety and opens the door to broad judicial discretion. The Rehnquist and Roberts Courts'...
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From:The Hastings Center Report (Vol. 41, Issue 5) Peer-ReviewedBY ROBERT A. MILCH The public and the medical profession have long recognized the unmet, ongoing needs for improved palliative and end-of-life care. Advocacy and position statements, even ethical and professional...
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From:The Hastings Center Report (Vol. 41, Issue 5) Peer-ReviewedSome assume that respecting patient autonomy means clinicians should refrain from expressing opinions about what's in a patient's best interests. But depending on the kind of medical decision the patient is making, a...
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From:The Hastings Center Report (Vol. 41, Issue 5) Peer-ReviewedThe Ethics of Consent: Theory and Practice. Edited by Franklin G. Miller and Alan Wertheimer. Oxford University Press, 2009. 432 pages. Hardcover. $39.99. Do we really need another book on informed consent? Frank...
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From:The Hastings Center Report (Vol. 41, Issue 5) Peer-ReviewedI want caregivers who are solid, well-rounded, well-grounded people and who relate well to other people. That probably means they have a pretty good sense of humor. I would also expect any doctor with a sense of humor...