MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'ethic'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:38:07 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3538061&cid=t_127484_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fhappy-cinco-de-mayo-90s-indie-rock-version%2F Courtesy of Liz Phair and 120 Minutes, circa 1994. Post from: BlissTree Happy Cinco de Mayo! (90s Indie Rock Video Version) (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3538061 Wed, 05 May 2010 17:10:50 +0100 3538061 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2347915&cid=t_127484_87_f&fid=34825&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wesleyjsmith.com%2Fblog%2F2009%2F04%2Fmedical-war-against-elderly-british.html This study and the story of the nurse illustrate the subversive impact of the bioethical "quality of life" ethic--that is fast supplanting the Hippocratic "equality of life" approach--on medicine. The bioethicists might respond by denying they support discrimination--they see themselves as liberals, after all (although they really are not)--only "rational" withholding of high tech and expensive care based on the bioethical principle of distributive justice. But this excuse ignores the impact of ideas and how they can impact actual practice in the trenches. As a logical species, we take accepted premises where they lead. In this situation, the idea that ill elderly patients have less value based on quality of life, causes people to perceive such people as different from other patients, resu... Secondhand Smoke blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2347915 Fri, 17 Apr 2009 15:40:00 +0100 2347915 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2167478&cid=t_127484_87_f&fid=34825&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wesleyjsmith.com%2Fblog%2F2009%2F02%2Fpresident-obamas-new-regulatory-czar.html This could be bad. Cass R. Sunstein, just appointed by President Obama to be "regulatory czar," is a big "quality of life" guy in determining the cost/benefit ratio of government regulations. This is the executive summary of a paper he wrote back in 2003 for the Joint Center for Regulatory Studies, entitled "Lives, Life-Years, and Willingness to Pay." From the paper:In protecting safety, health, and the environment, government has increasingly relied on cost-benefit analysis. In undertaking cost-benefit analysis, the government has monetized risks of death through the idea of "value of a statistical life" (VSL), currently assessed at about $6.1 million. Many analysts, however, have suggested that the government should rely instead on the "value of a statistical life year" (VSLY), in a way ... Secondhand Smoke blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2167478 Fri, 06 Feb 2009 23:56:00 +0100 2167478 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1794303&cid=t_127484_87_f&fid=34825&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wesleyjsmith.com%2Fblog%2F2008%2F09%2Fwill-saletan-on-our-bionic-elders.html Slate's Will Saletan is an interesting (and sometimes maddening) writer who writes about the raging bioethics/biotech debates from a uniquely oblique angle that often exposes the surrealism of modern times. Case in point, an op/ed piece in yesterday's Washington Post. He begins:Twenty-four years ago, Arnold Schwarzenegger starred in "The Terminator," a movie about a cyborg--part man, part machine--sent back in time from the year 2029. He was young and buff, and the movie became his shtick...Today, Schwarzenegger is 61, and the joke's on him. The cyborgs have arrived, and he's one of them. He has had a hip and two heart valves replaced, plus a femur repaired with screws, cables and a metal plate. "This is what happens when you are the Terminator," he quipped. "They switch body parts."In rea... Secondhand Smoke blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1794303 Mon, 15 Sep 2008 15:21:00 +0100 1794303 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1286654&cid=t_127484_107_f&fid=36585&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FHighlightHEALTH%2F%7E3%2F247573921%2F Conclusion Thanks to everyone that contributed articles — it’s been a pleasure to host this months edition of the Cancer Research Carnival. Be sure to take a moment and let your fellow bloggers know this issue is available so that everyone’s hard work can be appreciated and enjoyed by all. You can find more information about the carnival as well as the hosting schedule and past editions at the Cancer Research Blog Carnival. References Cancer Facts & Figures 2008. American Cancer Society. Atlanta, Ga. 2008. Report Says Half a Million Cancer Deaths Have Been Averted Since Death Rate Drop. American Cancer Society Press Release. 2008 Feb 20. Vickers A. Cancer Data? Sorry, Can’t Have It. The New York Times. 2008 Jan 22. Apel et al. Blocked autophagy sensitizes resis... Highlight HEALTH blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1286654 Fri, 07 Mar 2008 20:47:38 +0100 1286654 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1280663&cid=t_127484_87_f&fid=34825&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wesleyjsmith.com%2Fblog%2F2008%2F03%2Fhaleigh-poutre-proof-its-not-over-until.html I have written about Haleigh Poutre nationally and several times here at SHS (here, here, here as examples), but this bears repetition until it finally sinks in. Scenario: Child badly beaten. Within a week or so Haleigh's doctors write her off as in a persistent vegetative state. She will never awaken, they say. Best to dehydrate.The State of Massachusetts goes meekly along--even though it is supposed to take at least 3 months to be able to diagnose a PVS. The Social Services people petition the Supreme Court of MA for permission to dehydrate and remove breathing assistance, and the rubber stamp is given. But then, just before forcing a little girl who has already been terribly abused by those who were supposed to love her, and being written off by state bureaucrats and judges who were sup... Secondhand Smoke blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1280663 Wed, 05 Mar 2008 16:46:00 +0100 1280663 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1254989&cid=t_127484_87_f&fid=34825&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wesleyjsmith.com%2Fblog%2F2008%2F02%2Ftelling-george-soros-moment.html George Soros is a big fan of euthanasia and assisted suicide and wants to see it legalized everywhere. Toward this end, Soros has donated millions to groups promoting the cause--which I believe to be an ultimately abandoning policy that implicitly tells people with terminal illnesses and other serious conditions that their lives are not as valuable or worth protecting as those of other people.The assertions made by Soros in this feature about his philanthropy around issued of death and dying, are, I think, quite telling about his ultimately disdainful perspective about people who are approaching the end of their lives:"Death has replaced sex as the taboo subject of our times," said one of the world's richest men and leading philanthropists, George Soros, when he launched the Project Death ... Secondhand Smoke blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1254989 Mon, 25 Feb 2008 16:58:00 +0100 1254989 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=696870&cid=t_127484_87_f&fid=34866&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecardioblog.com%2F2007%2F06%2F26%2Fwhy-do-the-elderly-delay-seeking-heart-care%2F Filed under: Aging Heart HealthIt seems the elderly, especially those living in rural areas, may be more likely NOT to seek out the medical care they need for heart problems (as well as other issues) due to their work ethic and unique set of values. Pride in being healthy and able to avoid medical treatment, an unwillingness to further "burden" an already strained health care system, and a general ethic of "stoicism" are all common themes. Sadly, many times by the time the elderly finally seek out the care they need much of the damage has already been done.Read | Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments (Source: The Cardio Blog) The Cardio Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=696870 Tue, 26 Jun 2007 04:00:00 +0100 696870