Acknowledging the need to adapt or revise ways to measure the value of health and medical care. As precision medicine advances within an already complex healthcare system, it is imperative to recognise the need to change the way value of...
Historically shrouded in shame and silence, menstrual health is finally capturing the attention of policy makers, journalists, researchers, and entrepreneurs. This shift is crucial because efforts to support menstruators across the lifespan not only confer health benefits but are also...
Diagnostics are essential to quality Universal Health Coverage. Without accurate diagnosis, inappropriate treatments may be provided, wasting scarce economic resources, and leading to worse health outcomes. Diagnostics have been a neglected component of the health system in low and middle...
In late 2018, a Chinese scientist shocked the world by announcing the birth of twin babies, on whom he had used the CRISPR Cas9 technique to alter their genomes as early embryos. This was the first time in the world...
The workshop will bring together an international and diverse group of bioethics scholars to discuss the practical ethical issues related to the translation of genomic technology into routine clinical practice. In particular the workshop will focus on increased international collaboration...
Facts are appalling: depending on her country of birth, the life expectancy of a human being could range from 83.6 years in Japan or to around 51.4 years in Sierra Leone or Central African Republic (World Mortality Report, 2017). While...
Thursday, February 6th, 2020 09h00: Carter David, Faculty of Law, University of Technology Sydney, Senior Lecturer, Law Healthcare Harm, Bioethics and Criminal Law 09h20: Fumanti Mattia, University of...
Thursday, March 5th, 2020 09h00: Zuradzki Tomasz, Jagiellonian University, Institute of Philosophy & Interdisciplinary Centre for Ethics, Assistant Professor, Bioethics – Medical ethics Deep uncertainties in bioethics 09h20: Yarborough Mark, University of California Davis, Dean’s Professor, Bioethics –...
Il est urgent de sensibiliser le monde politique et la société au fait que les enfants et adolescents (E&A) sont affectés par la pandémie covid de façon plus insidieuse et silencieuse que d’autres franges de la population, phénomène en grande...