Current Lockdown Is Ageist (Against The Young)
Written by Alberto Giubilini Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics and Wellcome Centre for Ethics and Humanities University of Oxford Former UK supreme court justice and historian Lord Jonathan Sumption recently made the following claim: “I don’t accept that all lives are of equal value. My children’s and my grandchildren’s life is worth much […] (Source: blog.bioethics.net)
Source: blog.bioethics.net - January 27, 2021 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Alberto Giubilini Tags: Health Care Public Health ageing ageism Alberto Giubilini's Posts Children and Families Coronavirus; Pandemic; Ethics; Public Health International/ Global Health lockdown Pandemic Ethics syndicated Uncategorized Source Type: blogs
Deliberately Infecting Healthy Volunteers with Malaria Parasites: Perceptions and Experiences of Participants and Other Stakeholders in a Kenyan ‐Based Malaria Infection Study
Irene Jao, Vicki Marsh, Primus Che Chi, Melissa Kapulu, Mainga Hamaluba, Sassy Molyneux (University of Oxford), Philip Bejon, Dorcas Kamuya, Deliberately Infecting Healthy Volunteers with Malaria Parasites: Perceptions and Experiences of Participants and Other Stakeholders in a Kenyan ‐Based Malaria Infection... (Source: HealthLawProf Blog)
Source: HealthLawProf Blog - January 15, 2021 Category: Medical Law Authors: Katharine Van Tassel Source Type: blogs
Where To Track COVID-19 Vaccinations
In 2020 – or the year that drew so many parallels to the dystopian sci-fi show Black Mirror that its creators decided to write a comedy instead – we were all in a race. A race to curb the novel coronavirus’ spread and “flatten the curve”; with dismal results.
In 2021, we are yet in another race. A race to vaccinate the world. It was the news (or more likely, the miracle) we were eagerly waiting for: to have a functional vaccine against COVID-19 as soon as possible. And in less than a year since the WHO declared the state of pandemic, we have more than one such vaccine. Records were broken in vacc...
Source: The Medical Futurist - January 12, 2021 Category: Information Technology Authors: Pranavsingh Dhunnoo Tags: Covid-19 Artificial Intelligence in Medicine Biotechnology Digital Health Research Future of Medicine Healthcare Design tracking vaccination 2020 WHO vaccine Oxford 2021 pfizer BioNTech resources Sputnik-V Moderna Astra Source Type: blogs
Guest Post: Why Philosophers Should Write More Accessibly: Towards A New Kind of Epistemic (In)justice
Written by University of Oxford student Brian Wong Philosophy should, to some extent, be a publicly oriented activity: we hope to make sense of first-order questions concerning how we ought to live, what existence is, what we know, and also deeper questions concerning our methodologies and ways of thinking. Yet philosophical writing has long been […] (Source: blog.bioethics.net)
Source: blog.bioethics.net - January 8, 2021 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Practical Ethics Tags: Health Care academia accessability Guest Post philosophy syndicated Source Type: blogs
9 Take-Aways About Digital Health From 2020
Finally, we can say that the surreal year of 2020 is behind us as we welcome a new year rich in potential for digital health and (hopefully) full of good news! Even though the year that went by was dominated with news regarding the novel coronavirus, there were also other important developments in the digital health world; some of which were also shaped by the pandemic.
As such, before diving into what lies ahead of this field in 2021, let’s take a step back and contemplate 9 take-aways about digital health from 2020. These can give us further insights into how those relevant trends will shape up in the near future.
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Source: The Medical Futurist - January 5, 2021 Category: Information Technology Authors: Pranavsingh Dhunnoo Tags: 3D Printing Artificial Intelligence in Medicine Digital Health Research E-Patients Future of Medicine Healthcare Design Healthcare Policy Robotics Security & Privacy Telemedicine & Smartphones AI fda smartwatch wearables fitnes Source Type: blogs
Not the Doctor's Business: Privacy, Personal Responsibility and Data Rights in Medical Settings
Carissa V éliz (University of Oxford), Not the Doctor's Business: Privacy, Personal Responsibility and Data Rights in Medical Settings, 34(7) Bioethics 712 (2020): This paper argues that assessing personal responsibility in healthcare settings for the allocation of medical resources would be... (Source: HealthLawProf Blog)
Source: HealthLawProf Blog - December 29, 2020 Category: Medical Law Authors: Katharine Van Tassel Source Type: blogs
Brain-based Memory Detection and the New Science of Mind Reading, Handbook of Human Memory
Jesse Rissman (UCLA), Emily R. Murphy (UCLA), Brain-based Memory Detection and the New Science of Mind Reading, Handbook of Human Memory, Michael J. Kahana& Anthony D. Wagner, eds. Oxford University Press, (2020, Forthcoming): An extensive body of neuroimaging research... (Source: HealthLawProf Blog)
Source: HealthLawProf Blog - December 28, 2020 Category: Medical Law Authors: Katharine Van Tassel Source Type: blogs
Deliberately Infecting Healthy Volunteers with Malaria Parasites: Perceptions and Experiences of Participants and Other Stakeholders in a Kenyan ‐Based Malaria Infection Study
Irene Jao, Vicki Marsh, Primus Che Chi, Melissa Kapulu, Mainga Hamaluba, Sassy Molyneux (University of Oxford), Philip Bejon, Dorcas Kamuya, Deliberately Infecting Healthy Volunteers with Malaria Parasites: Perceptions and Experiences of Participants and Other Stakeholders in a Kenyan ‐Based Malaria Infection... (Source: HealthLawProf Blog)
Source: HealthLawProf Blog - December 19, 2020 Category: Medical Law Authors: Katharine Van Tassel Source Type: blogs
What Risks Should Be Permissible in Controlled Human Infection Model Studies?
Ariella Binik (University of Oxford), What Risks Should Be Permissible in Controlled Human Infection Model Studies? 34(4) Bioethics 420 (2020): Controlled human infection model (CHIM) studies involve the intentional exposure of healthy research volunteers to infectious agents. These studies contribute... (Source: HealthLawProf Blog)
Source: HealthLawProf Blog - December 10, 2020 Category: Medical Law Authors: Katharine Van Tassel Source Type: blogs
Cross post: Pandemic Ethics: Should COVID-19 Vaccines Be mandatory? Two Experts Discuss
Written by Alberto Giubilini (Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics and WEH, University of Oxford ) Vageesh Jaini (University College London) (Cross posted with the Conversation) To be properly protective, COVID-19 vaccines need to be given to most people worldwide. Only through widespread vaccination will we reach herd immunity – where enough people are immune to […] (Source: blog.bioethics.net)
Source: blog.bioethics.net - November 26, 2020 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Alberto Giubilini Tags: Health Care Public Health Alberto Giubilini Alberto Giubilini's Posts Coronavirus; Pandemic; Ethics; Public Health COVID-19 Guest Post mandatory vaccination Pandemic Ethics syndicated The Conversation Uncategorized Source Type: blogs
Will Biden Turn the Education Department over to the Teachers Unions?
David BoazPresident ‐elect Biden is rumored to be consideringa teachers union head to be his secretary of education. Since the Education Department was essentially created by the National Education Association, this is basically just confirming their control. It ’s understandable that Biden would promise to name a teacher for this post. After all, who knows education better than teachers? It no doubt sounds good to voters. But imagine a candidate promising to name a defense contractor as secretary of defense, an oil company CEO as secretary of energy, or a real estate developer as HUD secretary. For each of ...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - November 23, 2020 Category: American Health Authors: David Boaz Source Type: blogs
Introduction: Global Health and Human Rights
Lawrence O. Gostin (Georgetown University), Benjamin Mason Meier (University of North Carolina), Introduction: Global Health and Human Rights, Foundations of Global Health& Human Rights (Oxford University Press 2020) This introduction highlights the foundational importance of human rights for global... (Source: HealthLawProf Blog)
Source: HealthLawProf Blog - November 16, 2020 Category: Medical Law Authors: Katharine Van Tassel Source Type: blogs
