Ellen C Meltzer,Natalia S Ivascu,Mark K Edwin et al.
Ellen C Meltzer et al.
Decision making on behalf of an incapacitated patient is challenging, particularly in the context of venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO), a medically complex, high-risk, and costly intervention that provides cardiopul...
Larry A Allen
Larry A Allen
Mechanical circulatory support devices, including left ventricular assist devices (LVADs), have become mainstream treatment for end-stage heart failure. LVADs are ethically and legally no different than other types of life support, for whic...
Carolina Jaramillo,Nicholas Braus
Carolina Jaramillo
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a new technology used to rescue patients with severe circulatory or respiratory failure and help bridge them to recovery or to definitive therapies like device implantation or organ transplantat...
Should Physicians Offer a Ventricular Assist Device to a Pediatric Oncology Patient With a Poor Prognosis? [0.03%]
应该给预后不良的儿科肿瘤患者提供植入式左心室辅助装置吗？
Angira Patel,Anna Joong,Efrat Lelkes et al.
Angira Patel et al.
A case is presented of a 10-year-old girl with refractory leukemia with poor prognosis and chemotherapy-induced heart failure. She is evaluated for a ventricular assist device (VAD), but the pediatric heart failure team views VAD as clinica...
Madeleine Schachter
Madeleine Schachter
This abstract painting represents how patients' experiences of darkness and doubt can be replaced by a sense of buoyancy and lightness. Color and movement convey a patient's sense of striving, aspiration, and optimism. ...
How Should Engineered Nanomaterials Be Regulated for Public and Environmental Health? [0.03%]
如何规范纳米材料以保障公众和环境健康？
David B Resnik
David B Resnik
A central ethical and policy issue regarding minimizing and managing risks of engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) is whether existing legal frameworks sufficiently protect public health and the environment. This article argues that policymakers...
What Are Best Practices for Ethical Use of Nanosensors for Worker Surveillance? [0.03%]
纳米传感器伦理使用的最佳实践有哪些？应用于员工监控场合
Gary E Marchant
Gary E Marchant
Many employers now offer workers wearable or implantable devices that can monitor their health, productivity, and wellness. Nanotechnology enables even more powerful and functional monitoring capacity for these devices. A history of workpla...
Jordan Paradise
Jordan Paradise
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) oversees safety and efficacy of a broad spectrum of medical products (ie, drugs, biologics, and devices) under the auspices of federal legislation and agency regulations and policy. Complex and emer...
Joel C Sunshine,Amy S Paller
Joel C Sunshine
The progressive growth in nanotechnology approaches to diagnostics and therapeutics, especially for cancer, necessitates training physicians in nanoethics. This article explains why it is critical for medical education to include instructio...
Should Trackable Pill Technologies Be Used to Facilitate Adherence Among Patients Without Insight? [0.03%]
可控药丸技术应被用于缺乏认知患者以提高患者依从性吗？
Tahir Rahman
Tahir Rahman
Aripiprazole tablets with sensor offer a new wireless trackable form of aripiprazole that represents a clear departure from existing drug delivery systems, routes, or formulations. This tracking technology raises concerns about the ethical ...