Bioethics
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Ethics in Health Technology Assessment
Over time, the focus of health technology assessment (HTA) has shifted away from ethical issues to clinical and economic concerns. An international survey examines why. more...
Health Technology Assessment in Latin America
Health technology assessment (HTA) is a valuable policy tool in developed countries. In developing regions such as Latin America, HTA has been harder to implement. more...
Health Technology Assessment (HTA)
Health technology assessment developed in the 1970s in response to rising health care expenditures and concerns about inefficient health care systems. more...
After World War II, codes were adopted to prevent human research abuses. Despite regulations, however, unethical experimentation continues on vulnerable populations. more...
Modern Medicine and the Hippocratic Oath
The Hippocratic Oath was intended to set forth an informal code of behavior for physicians. Today, however, it is rarely used or followed in its entirety. more...
Hippocrates and the Hippocratic Oath
Hippocrates has been called the 'Father of Medicine.' He wrote extensively on medical science and is said to be responsible for the Oath that bears his name. more...
Human beings occupy a planet filled with complex challenges and difficult issues. Bioethics was developed to help people cope with advances in medicine and technology. more...
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Uni Blake
The questions of when life begins and when life ends have polarized opinions on abortion and end of life issues. Can the criteria used to define brain death serve both? more...
By:
Uni Blake
Somatic Nuclear Cell Transfer (SCNT) a process that scientists use to initiate cloning is being used to create stem cells. more...
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