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Your Healthspan Is as Important as Your Lifespan–And It’s …

WEB(Wall Street Journal) - Americans are living longer, but spending less time in good health. The estimated average proportion of life spent in good health declined to …

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Women's Health bioethics.com

WEBFemale Genital Cutting Continues to Increase Worldwide. (New York Times) – More than 230 million women and girls around the world have undergone female genital cutting, …

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‘Miracle’ Weight-Loss Drugs Could Have Reduced Health …

WEB(Los Angeles Times via MSN) - Obesity — like so many diseases — disproportionately affects people in racial and ethnic groups that have been marginalized …

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Public Health bioethics.com

WEBUN Report Says 282 Million People Faced Acute Hunger in 2023, with the Worst Famine in Gaza. (Associated Press) – Nearly 282 million people in 59 countries suffered from …

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How to Die in Good Health bioethics.com

WEBApril 16, 2024. ( The New Yorker) – On a recent afternoon, I chased my three-year-old daughter around the playground for an hour. When we returned home, she spread a …

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End of Life Decisions 101 bioethics.com

WEBDennis M. Sullivan, MD, MA (Ethics) Cedarville University Audio/Podcast/MP3 Version The care of patients near the end of life can be ethically challenging. Physicians and other …

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“Experience as health data: What the health humanities teaches us …

WEBWhile there is good reason to have strict requirements for what counts as health data by which to use as evidence for actions and behaviors in pursuit of health …

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Mental Health bioethics.com

WEBMore Than 320,000 U.S. Children Lost a Parent to Drug Overdose from 2011-2021. (Axios) – Approximately 321,566 children in the U.S. lost a parent to drug overdose in the …

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I’m a Doctor. You Shouldn’t Always Trust Us. bioethics.com

WEBJanuary 9, 2024. ( The Free Press) – When Casey Means’ mother was diagnosed in 2021 with stage 4 pancreatic cancer, she and her brother Calley were suddenly given a front …

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Polluted Air Shortens Human Lifespans More Than Tobacco, Study …

WEB(Wall Street Journal) - Cigarette smoking and other uses of tobacco shave an average of 2.2 years off lifespans globally. But merely breathing—if the air is …

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A New Edition of The New Bioethics Is Now Available

WEBThe New Bioethics (vol. 24, no. 2, 2018) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: "Beyond Infanticide: How Psychological Accounts of Persons Can …

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Healthcare bioethics.com

WEBApril 9, 2024. Insurers Reap Hidden Fees by Slashing Payments. You May Bet the Bill. (New York Times) – The answer is a little-known data analytics firm called MultiPlan. It …

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Nursing bioethics.com

WEBApril 23, 2024. Biden Administration Sets Higher Staffing Mandates. Most Nursing Homes Don’t Meet Them. (KFF Health News) – The new rules from the Centers for Medicare & …

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News bioethics.com

WEBMore Than 320,000 U.S. Children Lost a Parent to Drug Overdose from 2011-2021. (Axios) – Approximately 321,566 children in the U.S. lost a parent to drug overdose in the …

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Doctors Face Huge Stigma About Mental Illness. Now There’s an …

WEB(NPR) - Physicians often fear they could be shamed or penalized — or could even lose their jobs — for disclosing details about their mental health to licensing …

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In Hospitals, Affordable Housing Gets the Long-Term Investor It …

WEB(New York Times) - H3C is just one of many examples showing that health care systems are increasingly starting to see benefits in building affordable and safe …

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More People Are Dying in Puerto Rico as Its Health-Care System …

WEBMore People Are Dying in Puerto Rico as Its Health-Care System Crumbles. November 29, 2023 (Washington Post) – Health services across this self-governing …

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The Case Against an Annual Physical bioethics.com

WEBFebruary 20, 2024. ( Wall Street Journal) – A growing number of physicians say the value of a yearly physical depends in part on your age and health history, and that some young, …

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Baylor Health Policy Symposium 2024 bioethics.com

WEBThis event is organized by The Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy and Center for Professionalism (bcm.edu). May 14, 2024. Theme: When Medicine …

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New York Spends Millions on Mental Health Street Teams. Do …

WEBNew York Spends Millions on Mental Health Street Teams. Do They Work? February 8, 2024 (New York Times) – New York City has poured tens of millions of …

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