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A Precautionary Approach to Touch in Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy

Bill of Health

We call on those promoting psychedelic therapies to uphold the field and patient safety ethically and effectively through rigorous evidence generation, improved training, evidence-informed standard setting, and external licensing/practitioner oversight.

Bioethics 359
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What the Law and Bioethics Tell Us About Synthetic Human Embryos

Bill of Health

To protect against individuals or corporations utilizing these cells for profit, ála the Henrietta Lacks story, sophisticated informed consent, and licenses should surely be developed, along with directives on responsibility for maintenance, warehousing, and disposal., The original article can be found here.

Bioethics 298
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Restricting Reproductive Rights During the War on Drugs: Intersectional Regimes of Surveillance and Criminalization That Harm Us All

Bill of Health

Receiving methadone treatment typically requires daily observed dosing at the federally-licensed Opioid Treatment Program where one is registered as a patient. Although mechanisms exist to allow the pregnant person to receive take-home doses or guest-dosing , many providers are hesitant to do so.

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When Crafting Public Health Policy, the Perfect Shouldn’t Be the Enemy of the Good

Bill of Health

As to the claim of ineffectiveness, there is more than enough evidence by ordinary epidemiologic standards to license the conclusion that mask mandates are an effective intervention for pandemic response and control). Rather, the more important mistake is that these propositions are actually the warrant for mask mandates.

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An Ob/Gyn Reflects on Dobbs: ‘The Time Has Passed for Neutrality’

Bill of Health

If this case had come up on my licensing exam, the correct answer for how to manage this patient would be to surgically remove the pregnancy, or medically terminate it as soon as possible. Ectopic pregnancies will never result in viable pregnancies.

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A Human Rights Approach to Personal Information Technology

Bill of Health

Either way, the ability to freely choose one’s partner or licensed fiduciary is a core human right. Alice can delegate permission to access her personal information to the agent or consultant of her choice. The agent can be informal, such as a spouse or caregiver, or legally bound as a fiduciary, such as a doctor.

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Consumers Embrace Tech But Privacy Remains a Concern – The Morning Consult Poll of Consumers and Tech

Jane Sarashon

And less than 1 in 4 consumers were comfortable sharing information such as driver’s license numbers, biometrics like DNA or fingerprints, banking information, passport numbers, or Social Security numbers which would be the least likely piece of personal data folks were comfortable sharing.