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Abstract – The therapeutic nature of the nurse-patient relationship is grounded in an ethic of caring. Florence Nightingale envisioned nursing as an art and a science…
BACKGROUND: Research suggests that patients’ end-of-life (EOL) care is determined primarily by the medical…….
Over the past few years, China has witnessed a surge in violence against medical personnel, including widely reported incidents of violent abuse, riots, …..
Though the controversies surrounding
human cloning and stem cell research have
recently captured the public’s attention, the
less well-known technologies. Many counries……
Initiated in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, a range ofnew techniques and delivery processes have been developed….
For most of history, intangible human qualities such as intellect, language, emo tions, and importantly moral bearing were thought to be functions…….
It is not cybernetic devices, however, that
initiate the assimilation process of the Borg;
these are added later to improve connectiv
ity to the “collective”.
The article before you is the
third in a response series across Dignitas
issues. Mackellar’s first piece, “gene Editing and the New Eugenics”, was Published in Spring 2018.
Ectogenesis or the use of artificial womb technologies (AWT) is defined by Webster’s as “development of a mammalian embryo in an artificial environment.
At 5:00am each morning, Jack Dorsey, cofounder and CEO of Twitter, wakes up and consults his sleep monitoring device
for irregularities before immersing himself
in an ice bath.
“What difference does it make,” a medical student once asked me, “if my patients are nothing but bags of molecules?”health, he argued….
Ectogenesis or the use of artificial womb technologies (AWT) is defined by Webster’s as “development of a mammalian…..
Despite its public visibility and impact on policy, the activity of expert communication
rarely receives more than a passing mention in codes of scientific integrity….
As the world population is rapidly aging, stakeholders must address the care of the
elderly with great concern. Also, loss of dignity is often associated with aging due …
The aim of this qualitative study was to explore approaches to dental treatment in an anxious child with intellectual disability and the ethical dilemmas that ensue. Semi-structured interviews were conducted …
Strategic Leadership is concerned with helping leaders discover the most appropriate pathways and actions that will enable their organization to successfully..
At the same time that religious involvement is policy formation may seen unduly aggressive to some ……..
Given the long history of racial discrimination in the United States (and other countries), it is no surprise that medicine
Two decades ago, Henry Stuart Publications launched the journal Human Genomics. Its enduring goal remains to promote and review genomics approaches….
Before any serious reflection, most of us would likely agree that we should normally not violate our conscience …
The actual and promised capabilities of bio-technology have given prominence to a possible new end of medicine…
Transgender individuals are the subject of much debate in society,and specifically within the medical community…..
In 1977, Isaac Asimov stated that “the advance of genetic engineering makes it quite conceivable that we will begin to design …
There exist several distinctions within the semantic domain of human dignity which must be recognized. In particular, dignity as quality refers …
The situation that we face in our fast-paced, fitness and youth oriented culture is this: bodies are thought of increasingly…..
At 5:00am each morning, Jack Dorsey, cofounder and CEO of Twitter, wakes up and consults his sleep monitoring …
Research suggests that patients’ end-of-life (EOL) care is determined primaril…
As medical research and technological innovations offer more effective means to alleviate suffering…..
Several recent developments have affected the character of medical care, one of which has been a subtle shift in the meaning…
There exist several distinctions within the semantic domain of human dignity which must be recognized. In particular, dignity as quality refers …
German journalist and long-time Beijing resident Kai Strittmatter says in his 2020 book We Have Been Harmonized…..
Contemporary bioethical dialogue on disability tends to take on a somatic character. Consider…
Consider a story of medicalized dying. During surgery to remove a blockage, Alan’s heart stopped. Then, his kidneys failed..
Some have called artificial intelligence (AI) humanity’s “biggest existential threat.”1 Others say it could let humans achieve….
Neuralink, a company run by Elon Musk, announced in September that it had received approval to im- plant wireless….
Catherine McDowell places the doctrine of the image of God at the center of the overarching biblical narrative, and….
“What is mind? No matter. What is matter? Never mind.” After more than 33 television seasons, this remains….
Humanity has long had a fascination with extending life beyond the normal…
The Good Life represents an important concept for bioethical thinking in discussions of issues such as…..
Such irony remains today. While Wesley Smith objects that there is a “bioethics ideology” that is at odds with traditional
values, bioethicist Gregory Pence…..
Bioethics is the multi-disciplinary examination of the ethical questions that arise in biology…
How ought a Pastor respond if approached by a couple who are considering ….