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November 6, 2009: The Aim of Health Care

November 6, 2009: The Aim of Health Care

Read an excerpt from a new book on medical technology costs and health care by Daniel Callahan, who advocates "an open discussion on what counts as good or bad choices, wise or imprudent ones, and our social obligations to our community as we make them."

Posted: Nov 6th, 2009  Comments: 0   Views: 200   
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September 4, 2009: Personalized Genetic Testing

September 4, 2009: Personalized Genetic Testing

Is the promise of direct-to-consumer genetic testing being oversold? What ethical and public policy concerns does selling genetic tests directly to the public raise?

Posted: Sep 4th, 2009  Comments: 2   Views: 3,955   
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March 13, 2009: Stem Cell Dilemmas

March 13, 2009: Stem Cell Dilemmas

David Masci, a senior research fellow at the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life, discusses religious, ethical, and moral perspectives on lifting federal funding limits on embryonic stem cell research.

Posted: Mar 13th, 2009  Comments: 3   Views: 5,969   
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March 6, 2009: Familial DNA Testing

March 6, 2009: Familial DNA Testing

Some say that without safeguards it is a slippery slope on the road to genetic surveillance. Others are convinced it will bring many more criminals to justice.

Posted: Mar 6th, 2009  Comments: 1   Views: 5,825   
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January 23, 2009: End of Life Dilemmas

January 23, 2009: End of Life Dilemmas

One-third of Alzheimer's patients in nursing homes have feedings tubes. Their use in people who are in the final stages of dementia is a controversial and emotional ethical issue.

Posted: Jan 23rd, 2009  Comments: 18   Views: 4,584   
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August 15, 2008: Animal Testing Ethics

August 15, 2008: Animal Testing Ethics

Animal research has long been controversial. The medical benefits can be significant, although not always, and opponents argue the benefits are often outweighed by the pain and suffering inflicted on the animal.

Posted: Aug 15th, 2008  Comments: 3   Views: 4,460   
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June 6, 2008: Alzheimer’s Testing

June 6, 2008: Alzheimer’s Testing

Now, a moral dilemma facing some of the children of people who have Alzheimer's disease, for which there is, so far, no cure. If they could know that they are likely to get the disease themselves would they want to take a test if there were one that could predict that?

Posted: Jun 6th, 2008  Comments: 0   Views: 2,204   
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August 17, 2007: Genetic Enhancement

August 17, 2007: Genetic Enhancement

Parents want to do whatever is possible to make their children healthy. But what about going beyond health to enhancement, making kids bigger or smarter or more talented? Science is opening that door in a big way, and many ethicists debate where the line between health and enhancement should be. Kim Lawton has our story.

Posted: Aug 17th, 2007  Comments: 0   Views: 849   
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August 17, 2007: Michael Sandel

August 17, 2007: Michael Sandel

Read R & E producer Susan Grandis Goldstein’s June 5, 2007 interview with Michael Sandel in Washington, D.C.

Posted: Aug 17th, 2007  Comments: 5   Views: 829   
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August 17, 2007: Gregory Stock

August 17, 2007: Gregory Stock

Read Kim Lawton's interview with Gregory Stock, CEO of Signum Biosciences and director of the Medicine, Technology, and Society Program at the UCLA School of Medicine.

Posted: Aug 17th, 2007  Comments: 0   Views: 474   
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