“Young people may be dying because they are not getting the treatment they need,” said Brendan Saloner, an addiction researcher at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health who wrote an editorial published with the study Monday in JAMA Pediatrics. Source: Bioethics Bulletin by the Berman Institute of Bioethics. Originally published on Bioethics Research Library

I am delighted to be a small part of this valuable new volume coming out this month from Cambridge University Press: Law, Religion, and Health in the United States. Source: bioethics.net, a blog maintained by the editorial staff of The American Journal of Bioethics. Originally published on Bioethics Research Library

Join me at the Minnesota Fall Aging Conference on Thursday, October 26, 2017. Source: bioethics.net, a blog maintained by the editorial staff of The American Journal of Bioethics. Originally published on Bioethics Research Library

Indigenous communities in the Americas experience a disproportionate incidence of illness and disease compared to the general population. They also possess sophisticated ethical traditions which diverge and not infrequently conflict with Western-oriented bioethics. This culture gap between patient, provider and ethicist is no small public health concern — it can…

If you need yet another reason to conclude that the Senate Republicans’ proposed health care bill — the so-called Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA)– is designed more to appease different parts of the Republican base than improve the health care … Continue reading → Originally published on Bioethics Research Library

Source: bioethics.net, a blog maintained by the editorial staff of The American Journal of Bioethics. Originally published on Bioethics Research Library

Here is a provocative recent blog post on how heavy metal music grapples with some of the themes in medical futility and ICU care. The author analyzes lyrics and clips and how they reflect serious issues in end-of-life healthcare. For exa… Source: bioethics.net, a blog maintained by the editorial staff of The American Journal of Bioethics. Originally published on Bioethics Research Library

By John Tingle It’s fair to say that patient safety and health quality reports in recent years have tended to focus on what is going wrong in the NHS and what needs to be done to put things right.We have … Continue reading → Source: Bill of Health, examining the intersection of law and health care, biotech & bioethics. Originally published on Bioethics Research Library

It’s a standard sign at many convenience and grocery stores around the country, usually posted near the prepared food line and aimed at customers paying by Electronic Benefits Transfer, the debit card for food stamps Source: Bioethics Bulletin by the Berman Institute of Bioethics. Originally published on Bioethics Research Library