This innovative and engaging book argues that because our genetic information is directly linked to the genetic information of others, it is impossible to assert a 'right to privacy' in the same way that we can in other areas of life.
This innovative and engaging book argues that because our genetic information is directly linked to the genetic information of others, it is impossible to assert a 'right to privacy' in the same way that we can in other areas of life.
While the American legal system has played an important role in shaping the field of bioethics, Law and Bioethics is the first book on the subject designed to be accessible to readers with little or no legal background.
The Patient Self-Determination Act of 1990 required medical facilities to provide patients with written notification of their right to refuse or consent to medical treatment.
At the center of the debate over complementary and alternative medicinefrom acupuncture and chiropractic treatments to homeopathy and nutritional supplementsis how to scientifically measure the effectiveness of a particular treatment.
A pioneer in the theory of pluralistic casuistry, the idea that there are almost as many facets to moral choices as there are cases that call for choices, Baruch Brody takes issue with conventional bioethical wisdom and challenges the rigid principalism of contemporary bioethics.
Both communitarianism and casuistry have sought to restore ethics as a practical sciencethe former by incorporating various traditions into a shared definition of the common good, the latter by considering the circumstances of each situation through critical reasoning.
Free and informed consent is one of the most widespread and morally important practices of modern health care; competence to consent is its cornerstone.
In these essays, a diverse group of ethicists draw insights from both religious and feminist scholarship in order to propose creative new approaches to the ethics of medical care.
Debates over health care have focused for so long on economics that the proper goals for medicine seem to be taken for granted; yet problems in health care stem as much from a lack of agreement about the goals and priorities of medicine as from the way systems function.
A bioethic of obligations and responsibilities, based on the Jewish traditionThe Jewish tradition has important perspectives, history, and wisdom that can contribute significantly to crucial contemporary healthcare deliberations.
Biosecurity Dilemmas examines conflicting values and interests in the practice of biosecurity, the safeguarding of populations against infectious diseases through security policies.
A call to reform Catholic health care ethics, inspired by the teachings of Pope FrancisSince its first edition in 1948, the US Conference of Catholic Bishops Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services (ERD) has guided Catholic institutions in the provision of health care that reflects both the healing ministry of Jesus and the Churchs understanding of human dignity.
Arguing that health care should be a human right rather than a commodity, the distinguished contributors to this volume call for a new social covenant establishing a right to a standard of health care consistent with society's level of resources.
Neural grafting, virtual reality, gene therapy, psychotropic drugs As startling new treatments emerge for disorders of the brain, new concerns are arising along with them.
Internationally, marginalized populations, including indigenous people, refugees fleeing both war and the effects of climate change and people-of-color, have borne a disproportionate share of serious COVID 19 illnesses and deaths.
Berührung – das Tor zum IchEmbodiment in praktischer Umsetzung: Psychische Veränderung ist immer körperlich verankertBebilderte Anleitungen der Psychoaktiven Massage: Körperteil für Körperteil erlernenZukunftsorientiert: Berührungsmedizin als unverzichtbare Komplementierung der SchuldmedizinMenschen brauchen Berührung, um gesund zu bleiben und gesund zu werden.
En esta primera edición, la Asociación Colombiana de Neonatología (ASCON) ha reunido a reconocidos profesionales de la neonatología colombiana, quienes durante muchos años han demostrado su compromiso en la atención de los recién nacidos y han sido pilares fundamentales en el proceso de educación y capacitación en reanimación neonatal, tanto en el territorio colombiano como a nivel internacional.
Los países en Latinoamérica siguieron diversos caminos en su desarrollo, dadas sus diferencias culturales, económicas y políticas, pero evidentemente, todos han marcado un avance extraordinario en los servicios prehospitalarios brindados al público.
INTRODUCCIÓNLuego de casi dos décadas dedicadas a la docencia y de ver pasar por nuestras manos generaciones de residentes, observar sus diferencias, habilidades, destrezas, gustos y dudas, hemos confirmado siempre que lo importante es dejar conceptos prácticos que puedan ser aplicados a diario.
Esta segunda edición del Manual de cuidado intensivo cardiovascular pediátrico es una actualización del manual anterior publicado en el año 2006, en el cual recogemos nuestra experiencia y las de otros sitios en el manejo de pacientes en postoperatorio de cardiopatías congénitas.
Les presento la segunda edición de Intoxicaciones en la Práctica Clínica , lograda gracias a un importante trabajo en equipo entre diferentes especialistas, residentes y estudiantes junto con el apoyo de la Editorial Distribuna, que creyó en este proyecto.
PrólogoAunque pueda parecer utópico afirmar que la hipertensión arterial constituye uno de los grandes retos de la medicina moderna, la realidad de los grandes estudios epidemiológicos actuales sigue situando a la hipertensión como el factor de riesgo con mayor impacto en la mortalidad de los seres humanos.
