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A Precautionary Approach to Touch in Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy

Bill of Health

This is presented as a dilemma for clinicians who must weigh both possibilities equally; however, neither assertion has been adequately investigated in the P-AT literature, and the notion of “enhanced capacity” in altered states is neither supported by evidence nor by legal definitions of consent. Risk Mitigation. McLane et al.

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Highlights from Petrie-Flom Center Discussion on Neuroscience and Cannabis

Bill of Health

Panelists discussed these topics during a recent webinar hosted by the Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology, and Bioethics. THC definitely mediates reward. By Minsoo Kwon The legalization of cannabis has raised ethical, regulatory, and scientific questions. CBD is distinct in mechanism and effects from THC.

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Injustice Anywhere: The Need to Decouple Disability and Productivity

Bill of Health

Current calls for attention to a disability bioethics or a disability epistemology have heralded not only highlighting, but also actively promoting, the qualities, leadership skills, and valuable character traits associated with surviving and thriving in a world fundamentally not set up for one’s own needs.

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What to Know About Gene Therapy

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When new techniques are developed, bioethics is always present to evaluate the procedure’s hazards and moral ramifications. Ethical Issues in Gene Therapy. The idea of genetically altering genes has long been the subject of contentious debate in the scientific community.

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Branding Dreams

Bill of Health

When TDI is hijacked by advertisers for commercial purposes, however, serious bioethical issues emerge. TDI has been found by sleep and dream experts to have various potential benefits , such as improving sleep quality, stimulating creativity, and treating addiction.

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Ethics Education in U.S. Medical Schools’ Curricula

Bill of Health

The authors of a 2017 review assessing the effectiveness of ethics education note that it is hard to draw conclusions from the existing data, describing the studies as “vastly heterogeneous,” and bearing “a definite lack of consistency in teaching methods and curriculum,” The authors conclude, “With such an array, the true effectiveness of these methods (..)

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A Novel Approach to Crisis Standards of Care

Bill of Health

This, however, is fairly complicated, as there is no concrete definition of what defines futile care. And most problematic is the ethical dilemma of who does and who does not receive critical, life-saving interventions. Many of these plans dictate that patients should not receive care if it would be harmful, if not futile.

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