A few new movies have appeared in theaters recently that can be added to what is becoming a growing cannon of films that tackle the many facets and complexities surrounding bioethical issues. Tonight, I saw one of them. This inspired me to compose a list of recent films (plus a classic or two) that help us better understand the medical humanities and perhaps, ourselves as they depict individuals answering the very personal questions of patient autonomy, “What do I want to happen to me, to my body for the sake of my health or medical care?”
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5 Movie Picks with a Bioethics Theme
Posted in the Question of Ethics, tagged bioethics, commercial movies, organ donation, patient autonomy on May 8, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Humpday Humor
Posted in Humpday Humor, tagged bioethics, cartoon, policy, political satire, stem cell research on March 18, 2009 | 1 Comment »
By executive order, the ban against federal funding for stem cell research has been removed. What are the implications for biomedical research in America?
The Story of a Kidney
Posted in on Treatment, the Question of Ethics, tagged autonomy, bioethics, kidney disease, television, TV on March 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The television drama ER has been delivering excellent stories around death and dying as well as the misadventures of the walking wounded for fifteen years now. After a long break, I have returned to faithfully follow it’s final season and it has not disappointed. The plot and multiple story lines of ER are quite complex and unfold over weeks so serendipity was probably the cause for last night’s episode to deal with the topic of kidney disease and kidney transplants on World Kidney Day. As I discussed in Wednesday’s post, the purpose of World Kidney Day is to increase awareness. The aim is to prevent chronic kidney disease by encouraging people to make choices that support healthy kidneys and get appropriate screening test for kidney function when necessary.
Doctors Appreciate the Active & Informed Patient
Posted in on Prevention, on Treatment, tagged autonomy, bioethics, prevention on January 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
In the NYTimes.com article, In Search of a Good Doctor, Pauline Chen, MD surveys several fellow doctors to provide health care consumers and patients with guidance on selecting physicians but more importantly navigating health information available on the internet. She states:
And according to several of the doctors I spoke with, the amount of information [...]
HPV Vaccine: The Newest Tool in Fighting Cervical Cancer
Posted in 1st Friday in 1st Person, from The Bench, on Prevention, the Question of Ethics, tagged bioethics, cervical cancer, HPV, immunization, Pap Test, vaccination on January 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
First Fridays in First Person. In the following excerpt from a New YorkTimes article, Dr. Ben Daitz gives a personal account of treating patients with cervical cancer and the changing technologies available for prevention and earlier diagnosis…”Her face was ashen and her body cadaveric, and when I picked her up, she stared at me with hollow, dull eyes as her bones rubbed against my arms.”
Has the Time Come for Mandatory HIV/AIDS Testing
Posted in from The Bench, on Prevention, the Question of Ethics, tagged AIDS, autonomy, bioethics, HIV, privacy on December 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
December began with the 20th annual observance of World AIDS Day. Both the NY Times and the Washington Post ran articles discussing the potential benefits of mandatory testing in curbing the incidence (new cases) and prevalence (all existing cases) of the disease. The Washington Post article focused on implementing such a policy in the United [...]
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A Minute of Health with CDC- Step Away from the Cigarette November 10, 2009On November 19, the American Cancer Society will sponsor the 2009 Great American Smokeout. This podcast discusses how quitting smoking is the single best way for smokers to protect their health and the health of their family and friends.
- Step Away from the Cigarette November 10, 2009
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- Law Seeks to Ban Misuse of Genetic Testing November 16, 2009The law would prohibit the use of genetic information in hiring decisions or in determining coverage.
- Little Benefit Seen, So Far, in Electronic Patient Records November 16, 2009A new study shows that electronic health records have so far not improved health care quality or cost. The reason may be that the technology is not being fully exploited.
- Drug Makers Raise Prices in Face of Health Care Reform November 16, 2009
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- New CDC estimates show what toll swine flu is taking in U.S. November 13, 2009About 22 million Americans have become ill with pandemic H1N1 influenza in the past six months and 3,900 have died, according to new estimates by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
- Study in D.C. looks at using HIV treatment to prevent AIDS November 13, 2009The National Institutes of Health and the D.C. Health Department are preparing to launch a study in the District with an ambitious goal: to determine whether aggressive treatment of every adult with HIV could eliminate AIDS.
- Health insurers could be allowed to bypass some key reforms November 15, 2009Nobody wants to spend a lot of time and energy -- and taxpayer money -- and end up where they started. But that's what could happen with one of the principal elements of health reform, the "exchange" or "gateway."
- New CDC estimates show what toll swine flu is taking in U.S. November 13, 2009
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- Caffeinated Alcoholic Drinks Are Dead. (Long Live … ) November 13, 2009The FDA may be cracking down on alcoholic energy drinks. But there's only so much the agency can do.
- Lilly Gets R&D Chief From Outside. Drugs to Follow? November 13, 2009The hiring is a sign that the Indianapolis drug maker wants to look beyond its own labs for new offerings even more than it's doing already.
- How Industry Spends $1 Billion a Year on Continuing Medical Ed. November 13, 2009Courses for doctors are big business.
- Caffeinated Alcoholic Drinks Are Dead. (Long Live … ) November 13, 2009
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