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Articles 1 - 7 of 7
Full-Text Articles in Bioethics and Medical Ethics
The Bioethical Implications Of Genetic Screening Programs For Rare Diseases, Ellie Pitcher, Jeremy Mccallum
The Bioethical Implications Of Genetic Screening Programs For Rare Diseases, Ellie Pitcher, Jeremy Mccallum
Honors Thesis
In the United States, there are currently thirty-five hereditary medical disorders that the Department of Health and Human Services recommends for newborn screening. The early diagnosis of these disorders is critical to the health and well-being of affected individuals. There are many more rare genetic diseases that would benefit from early diagnosis, but which do not symptomatically present until late in life or have low penetrance. Some of these genetic diseases are extremely dangerous, and would massively benefit from the early diagnosis that accompanies newborn screening in the United States. Here the benefits and risks associated with early screening for …
Ethical Considerations Regarding Paternalism In Medicine, Lola Holcomb
Ethical Considerations Regarding Paternalism In Medicine, Lola Holcomb
Richard T. Schellhase Essay Prize in Ethics
Paternalism and autonomy are typically conceptualized as opposing theoretical frameworks. With respect to medical ethics, autonomy is practiced by the patient when he/she has liberty and control over his/her own medical matters, and his/her opinions supersede those of the physician. Paternalism is practiced by the physician when he/she restricts the patient’s autonomy (sometimes against the patient’s will) to promote health and well-being while discouraging undesirable behaviors. This paper details and analyzes a number of cases of medical paternalism in practice, both from the past and in the present day, with the purpose of examining associated ethical considerations. Attention is given …
Disease Mongering: How Sickness Sells, Vanessa C. Iroegbulem
Disease Mongering: How Sickness Sells, Vanessa C. Iroegbulem
Augustana Center for the Study of Ethics Essay Contest
“Disease mongering” is the practice of widening diagnostic boundaries of an illness and promoting their public awareness to expand the markets for treatment and to increase profits. This tactic typically used by pharmaceutical companies, medical equipment manufacturers, insurance companies, and even some doctors and patient groups, has become a great concern. Disease mongering has since increased in parallel with “medicalization,” which attempts to label normal human conditions as medical problems, thus becoming the subject of medical study, diagnosis, prevention, or treatment. This paper first seeks to examine how an increasing amount of life’s natural conditions and ailments are being seen …
Turning Passion Into Purpose: A Journey To Medicine Through Global Health, Laurenie Louissaint Md
Turning Passion Into Purpose: A Journey To Medicine Through Global Health, Laurenie Louissaint Md
Family Medicine
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Ethics Of The Advance Euthanasia Directive: Death Within Dementia, Isabella Braga
Ethics Of The Advance Euthanasia Directive: Death Within Dementia, Isabella Braga
Honors Program Theses
By the year 2050, over 131.5 million people worldwide will have dementia. While many dementia patients seek euthanasia as a means of maintaining dignity and autonomy, they are in a difficult position: because physician-assisted euthanasia is administered by a medical professional, in current medical practice, the dementia patient must be euthanized while she is of sound mind. She thus sacrifices years of fulfilled, compos mentis living. With an advance euthanasia directive, the patient can designate a brightline of dementia past which she would like to be euthanized. She would be able to live out her compos mentis years, and have …
Immunotherapy: Therapy Vs. Enhancement, Mariah Daly
Immunotherapy: Therapy Vs. Enhancement, Mariah Daly
Honors Program Theses
The battle against cancer is a long-standing struggle that has resulted in new information and the development of novel medical technologies. Current research aims to figure out a way to reprogram cells and bodily mechanisms to eliminate those cells that are cancerous without destroying healthy cells in the process. Methods which use the body’s own mechanisms, such as immunotherapy, have shown and continue to show potential for specifically targeting cancer cells. Adoptive T cell therapy is one form of immunotherapy that has gained significant attention and focus in the field. Therapies improve conditions up to the normal state of being, …
The Knockdown Of Rab8 And Rab11 Proteins On The Trafficking Of Dengue Virus And The Philosophical Implications On Public Health, Maddie Labor
Regis University Student Publications (comprehensive collection)
Honors thesis