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Why not boys? The human papillomavirus vaccine schedule in the UK [PDF]

, 2016
The aim of this paper is to explore the ethical issues on why boys are not currently included in the human papillomavirus vaccination schedule in the United Kingdom (UK).
Kelly, Janet Clair, Millington, Helen
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Cautions on the Notion of Moral Enhancement with Psychedelics. Reply to Kähönen, J. Subjective Effects of Psychedelics Are the Plausible Mechanism of Psychedelic Moral Enhancement Rather than a Risk. Comment on “Tang, B.L. Psychedelics for Moral Bioenhancement in Healthy Individuals—A Violation of the Non-Maleficence Principle? Psychoactives 2025, 4, 5”

Psychoactives
Kähönen argued that the harms associated with psychedelics have been overstated, while evidence for the latter’s moral enhancing effects was disregarded, in my earlier commentary.
Bor Luen Tang
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Medical ethics and the trolley problem

Journal of Medical Ethics and History of Medicine, 2019
The so-called Trolley Problem was first discussed by Philippa Foot in 1967 as a way to test moral intuitions regarding the doctrine of double effect, Kantian principles and utilitarianism. Ever since, a great number of philosophers and psychologists have
Gabriel Andrade
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Radical liberal values-based practice. [PDF]

, 2011
Values based practice is a radical view of the place of values in medicine which develops from a philosophical analysis of values, illness and the role of ethical principles. It denies two attractive and traditional views of medicine: that diagnosis is a
Beauchamp, Beauchamp, Boorse, Fulford, Fulford, Gascoigne, Hare, Kendell, Macklin, Rubin, Sadler, Szasz, Thornton, Thornton, Wakefield, Wakefield   +15 more
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Advertising in Dentistry [PDF]

International Dental Journal
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Ethical considerations and patient safety concerns for cancelling non-urgent surgeries during the COVID-19 pandemic: a review

Patient Safety in Surgery, 2021
At the time of writing of this article, there have been over 110 million cases and 2.4 million deaths worldwide since the start of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, postponing millions of non-urgent surgeries. Existing literature explores
Nolan J. Brown, Bayard Wilson, Stephen Szabadi, Cameron Quon, Vera Ong, Alexander Himstead, Nathan A. Shlobin, Chen Yi Yang, Brian V. Lien, Shane Shahrestani, Katelynn Tran, Ali R. Tafreshi, Jack Birkenbeuel, Seth C. Ransom, Elliot H. Choi, Ronald Sahyouni, Alvin Y. Chan, Aaron Kheriaty, Isaac Yang   +18 more
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“First, Do No Harm”?

Social Theory and Practice, 2022
Screening for asymptomatic disease is a routine aspect of contemporary public health practice. However, it is also controversial, because it leads to overdiagnosis and overtreatment, with many arguing that programmes are “ineffective,” i.e., the “costs” outweigh the “benefits.” This paper explores a more fundamental objection to screening programmes ...
John, Stephen, Wu, Joseph
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Values based practice and authoritarianism [PDF]

, 2014
Values based practice (VBP) is a radical view of the place of values in medicine which develops from a philosophical analysis of values, illness and the role of ethical principles. It denies two attractive and traditional but misguided views of medicine:
Thornton, Tim
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Dimensions of the AI Divide: Digital Inequality and Psychological Consequences

AI &Innovation, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Artificial intelligence (AI) has become a foundational component of contemporary social, economic, and political life. Yet, the ways in which AI reshapes patterns of exclusion beyond questions of access and technical capability remain insufficiently theorized.
Christos Papaioannou
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Ethical and moral principles for oncology healthcare workers: A brief report from a Bioethics consortium emphasizing on need for education

Journal of Education and Health Promotion
The medical sub-specialty of Oncology presents diverse ethical dilemmas, often challenging cancer healthcare workers with difficult-to-handle clinical scenarios that are tough from a personal and professional perspective. Making decisions on patient care
Manjeshwar S. Baliga, Vijaya Marakala, Lal P. Madathil, Thomas George, Russell F. D’souza, Princy L. Palatty   +5 more
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