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“The Ethical Implications of Gene Patenting” Empowered Doctor. Do genes qualify as a property that a single individual or corporation is allowed exclusive rights to? On April 15, 2013 the Supreme Court will hear a case that could dictate the future of biomedicine. Currently, Myriad Genetics Corporation, a biotechnology company in Utah, has patented two . . . → Read More: The Ethical Implications of Gene Patenting
“Thoughts on Twitter, Community, and Loss.” By Dr. Deanna Attai, Dr Attai Blog. Today I had the privilege of attending a memorial service for a woman that I met only once. I initially got to know her on twitter. I attended the memorial service with 2 women who I also met on twitter. Yes, twitter. . . . → Read More: Thoughts on Twitter, Community, and Loss
“Can We Patent Life?” By Michael Specter, The New Yorker. On April 12, 1955, Jonas Salk, who had recently invented the polio vaccine, appeared on the television news show “See It Now” to discuss its impact on American society. Before the vaccine became available, dread of polio was almost as widespread as the disease itself. . . . → Read More: Can We Patent Life?
“Doctor, What Would You Do If You Were Me?” By Dr. Nortin M. Hadler, Scientific American. For nearly 50 years, no prescription drug could be marketed unless the FDA was convinced that it had a tolerable benefit-to-risk ratio based on scientific studies. The bar for devices (like hip replacements) and procedures (like liposuction) is not . . . → Read More: Doctor, What Would You Do If You Were Me?
“Twitter Community #BCSM Expands Online To Broaden Patient Engagement.” By Dan Munro, Forbes. Last week, the ongoing twitter conversation under the hashtag #BCSM officially expanded online in support of the global breast cancer community. The new website is here: http://www.bcsmcommunity.org – and there’s a companion YouTube Channel here. The hashtag itself stands for Breast Cancer . . . → Read More: Twitter Community #BCSM Expands Online To Broaden Patient Engagement
“How Doctors Die.” By Ken Murray, MD, The Saturday Evening Post. It’s not a frequent topic of discussion, but doctors die, too. And they don’t die like the rest of us. What’s unusual about them is not how much treatment they get compared to most Americans, but how little. For all the time they spend . . . → Read More: How Doctors Die
“A Plan To Fix Cancer Care.” By Ezekiel J. Emanuel, The New York Times. This year, more than 1.6 million Americans — 0.5 percent of the population — will receive a diagnosis of cancer. Their treatment will consume at least 5 percent of the country’s health care spending, at a cost that is growing faster . . . → Read More: A Plan To Fix Cancer Care
“Male breast cancer: patient and doctor discuss experience and treatment.” Cancer Newsline, MD Anderson Cancer Center Male breast cancer accounts for approximately one percent of all breast cancer cases diagnosed in the United States each year. Listen to male breast cancer patient, Oliver Bogler, phD and his MD Anderson Cancer Center oncologist, Sharon Giordano, MD . . . → Read More: Podcast on Male Breast Cancer
“Radiation Raises Women’s Risk of Heart Disease Only Slightly, Study Finds.” By Denise Grady, The New York Times Radiation treatment for breast cancer can increase a woman’s risk of heart disease, doctors have long known. But the size of the added risk has not been clear. In treating a patient for breast cancer, Dr. Silvia . . . → Read More: Radiation Raises Women’s Risk of Heart Disease Only Slightly
” ‘Very red flag’ over cancer center’s rosy survival claims.” By Sharon Begley and Robin Respaut, NBC News (via Reuters) When the local doctor who had been treating Vicky Hilborn told her that her rare cancer had spread throughout her body, including her brain, she and her husband refused to accept a death sentence. Within . . . → Read More: ‘Very red flag’ over cancer center’s rosy survival claims |
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