COVID-19: journals and databases with some freely available content
List transferred from another page. Last updated 26th March 2020, 1835 UK time. Items added at that time are marked NEW.Some publishers are making COVID-19 related content available in PubMed Central - they are asterisked on a list from the WellcomeGIDIF-RBM (an Italian association for health librarians) have a list of freely available resourcesAmerican Medical Association - JAMA Network COVID-19 information collectionAmerican Society for Microbiology - research articles about COVID-19, and a toolkit to help spread information.BioOne - articles in journals hosted in ...
Source: Browsing - March 26, 2020 Category: Databases & Libraries Tags: coronavirus COVID-19 NCOV Source Type: blogs
Oxford Uehiro Prize in Practical Ethics: Can Science Ethically Make Use Of Data Which Was Gathered By Unethical Means?
This essay was the runner up in the undergraduate category of the 6th Annual Oxford Uehiro Prize in Practical Ethics Written by University of Oxford student Toby Lowther In this paper, I discuss the question of whether science can ethically make use of data which has been gathered by unethical means in seeking scientific and […] (Source: blog.bioethics.net)
Source: blog.bioethics.net - March 26, 2020 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Practical Ethics Tags: Ethics Health Care Research Ethics data analytics data ethics Oxford Uehiro Prize in Practical Ethics syndicated Source Type: blogs
Oxford Uehiro Prize in Practical Ethics: Why Is Virtual Wrongdoing Morally Disquieting, Insofar As It Is?
This essay was the winning entry in the undergraduate category of the 6th Annual Oxford Uehiro Prize in Practical Ethics. Written by University of Oxford student, Eric Sheng. In the computer game Red Dead Redemption 2 (henceforward, RDR2), players control a character in a virtual world. Among the characters represented by computer graphics but not […] (Source: blog.bioethics.net)
Source: blog.bioethics.net - March 25, 2020 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Practical Ethics Tags: Ethics Health Care Technology morality Oxford Uehiro Prize in Practical Ethics syndicated Wrongdoing Source Type: blogs
Cross Post: Coronavirus: The Conversation We Should Have With Our Loved Ones Now – Leading Medic
This article was originally published on The Conversation Waiting is never easy. Sometimes the period when you know that something bad is coming is almost harder than when it finally arrives. Across the health service, there is an enormous and unprecedented effort underway to prepare for the coming […] (Source: blog.bioethics.net)
Source: blog.bioethics.net - March 23, 2020 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Practical Ethics Tags: Health Care Coronavirus; Pandemic; Ethics; Public Health Dominic Wilkinson's Posts medical ethics syndicated Source Type: blogs
How the Stoics Can Keep Us Calm During the Coronavirus Outbreak
As a psychiatrist, I have seen dozens of patients who suffer from Panic Disorder — a biologically-based condition that can cause immense distress and incapacity for the affected person. But the kind of panic that is spreading in reaction to the Coronavirus outbreak has the potential to cause distress and incapacity on a world-wide scale — unless we all “get a grip.” It turns out that the ancient philosophy of Stoicism may be just what the world needs to calm down.
When we hear the term “stoic” many of us think of the phrase “keeping a stiff upper lip” or picture that famously stoical character fro...
Source: World of Psychology - March 3, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Ronald Pies, M.D. Tags: General Mental Health and Wellness Minding the Media anxiety coronavirus COVID-19 Hysteria novel coronavirus pandemic panic Source Type: blogs
Pandemic Ethics: Should Frontline Doctors and Nurses Get Preferential Treatment?
Dominic Wilkinson, University of Oxford It is mid-March 2020. James is a 29-year-old junior doctor working in a London hospital. Last week, James cared for a man who had become sick after returning from abroad. The man had been treated in isolation and is now improving. However, James has since become unwell. He developed a […] (Source: blog.bioethics.net)
Source: blog.bioethics.net - February 26, 2020 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Dominic Wilkinson Tags: Health Care Pandemic Ethics syndicated Source Type: blogs
Siblings Who Believe Their Family Has A Lower Social Standing Are More Likely To Experience Mental Health Difficulties
This study might be the strongest evidence so far that this is the case.
There is another possibility: the relationship between perceived status and well-being might actually run in reverse. Compared to the sibling with better mental well-being, an 18-year-old experiencing internal struggles might simply be constructing a different narrative about their family’s social status. As teenagers grow to become more attuned to social comparisons and hierarchies, they might be more likely to interpret their level of well-being — or lack thereof — through the lens of having a particular social standing.
In the future, we can ...
Source: BPS RESEARCH DIGEST - February 20, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: BPS Research Digest Tags: Developmental Mental health Social Source Type: blogs
Character – “Caught” Or “Taught”?
By Emma Young
How do you measure the success of a child’s education? Test results are one thing, and according to a recent global survey, British children have risen in the league tables for both maths and reading. However, these same teens reported among the lowest levels of life satisfaction. They may be performing well academically, but they’re not thriving.
This isn’t a problem only in the UK, of course. At a recent conference that I attended, organised by the Templeton World Charity Foundation, research psychologists, education specialists, economists and philosophers from around the world met to discuss how t...
Source: BPS RESEARCH DIGEST - February 13, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: BPS Research Digest Tags: Educational Feature Morality Source Type: blogs
The ILS and the Future Needs of Libraries
ALL current ILS products suck.
There are several reasons why they suck, but the bottom line is that they fail to serve the modern needs of library which have drastically evolved.
OhioLINK and Ithaka S+R just released the white paper, “It’s Not What Libraries Hold; It’s Who Libraries Serve: Seeking a User-Centered Future for Academic Libraries” detailing the needs of libraries for systems going forward. *note* I served on the committee that helped formulate this paper.
Please note, we originally struggled with using the word ILS. Because the ILS we need now and in the future cannot be the ILS as w...
Source: The Krafty Librarian - January 24, 2020 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: KraftyLibrarian Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: blogs
The ILS and the Future Needs of Libraries
ALL current ILS products suck.
There are several reasons why they suck, but the bottom line is that they fail to serve the modern needs of library which have drastically evolved.
OhioLINK and Ithaka S+R just released the white paper, “It’s Not What Libraries Hold; It’s Who Libraries Serve: Seeking a User-Centered Future for Academic Libraries” detailing the needs of libraries for systems going forward. *note* I served on the committee that helped formulate this paper.
Please note, we originally struggled with using the word ILS. Because the ILS we need now and in the future cannot be the ILS as w...
Source: The Krafty Librarian - January 24, 2020 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: KraftyLibrarian Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: blogs
The ILS and the Future Needs of Libraries
ALL current ILS products suck.
There are several reasons why they suck, but the bottom line is that they fail to serve the modern needs of library which have drastically evolved.
OhioLINK and Ithaka S+R just released the white paper, “It’s Not What Libraries Hold; It’s Who Libraries Serve: Seeking a User-Centered Future for Academic Libraries” detailing the needs of libraries for systems going forward. *note* I served on the committee that helped formulate this paper.
Please note, we originally struggled with using the word ILS. Because the ILS we need now and in the future cannot be the ILS as w...
Source: The Krafty Librarian - January 24, 2020 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: KraftyLibrarian Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: blogs
British Courts Decide Another Brain Death Case (Oxford NHS v AB)
Just as more family-hospital conflicts over brain death are escalating to U.S. courts, more of these cases are also heading to British courts. I blogged about one case a few days ago. Here is another.
AB was a 14-year-old girl. In October 2019, AB's parents found her hanging at home. Five days later, clinicians at Oxford University declared her dead. Just three days after that, the matter was before the Family Court and a judgment was delivered. This is efficient justice.
Mr. Justice Francis sided with the hospital, ruling (1) that the criteria for death had been established and (2) that it was lawful and in...
Source: blog.bioethics.net - January 5, 2020 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Thaddeus Mason Pope, JD, PhD Tags: Health Care syndicated Source Type: blogs
The Danger of Retail Therapy this Holiday Season …and Beyond
Have you ever found yourself buying something you don’t need, just to make yourself happy? Do you spend more when you’re stressed? “Retail therapy” is one method of stress relief that many people employ consciously or unconsciously. Simply put, it’s the act of buying yourself a little something to boost your mood when you’re feeling low, and it may be more common than you think.
Retail therapy (and even its more intense cousin, compulsive shopping) may be more common than people realize. One study conducted by a Penn State researcher surveyed a group of regular shoppers, all of whom had ...
Source: World of Psychology - December 20, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Emily Waters Tags: Holiday Coping Money and Financial Compulsive Shopping Holiday Season Holiday Shopping Mood Enhancement Retail therapy spending Source Type: blogs
Human Genetic Enhancement Might Soon Be Possible – But Where Do We Draw the Line?
Written by Tess Johnson, University of Oxford How far will we allow genetic enhancement to go? vchal/ Shutterstock The first genetically edited children were born in China in late 2018. Twins Lulu and Nana had a particular gene – known as CCR5 – modified during embryonic development. The aim was to make them (and their […] (Source: blog.bioethics.net)
Source: blog.bioethics.net - December 11, 2019 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Practical Ethics Tags: Ethics Genetics Health Care Cross Post genetic enhancement medical ethics syndicated Tess Johnson's Post The Conversation Source Type: blogs
