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07/18/2011
In what ways did the government get the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act right, and where could it have been improved upon?
02/24/2011
In which areas can medical education be improved upon for better patient outcomes?
01/27/2011
New year, new health-related goals! In which areas in health law would you like to see some changes this year?
12/03/2010
The Child Nutrition Bill has been passed! What kind of impact do you think this will overall have on the health of our country?
11/10/2010
According to the CDC, 1 in 5 Americans has a disability. How can we improve access to health care for people with disabilities?
10/22/2010
Touching upon a theme in the winter issue of JLME, under which circumstances should or could the rights of pyschiatric patients be waived?
09/22/2010
How should physicians respond to patients who ask for an intervention that is believed to be futile?
09/01/2010
Should pharamcists and/or pharmaceutical companies get more involved with the health of primary care physicians' patients?
08/13/2010
Should human stem cell donors be anonymous, or should we know their genetic and family history? Why?
07/29/2010
When is it okay for a doctor to question a patient's ability to participate in decision making?
06/25/2010
The University of Michigan has decided not to accept corporate sponsorship of its CME courses. What are other ways to prevent any potential bias regarding CMEs?
06/08/2010
Access to pain medication is still an issue worldwide. What can be done to help remedy this situation?
05/21/2010
What do you think about direct-to-consumer marketed DNA tests? What are the pros/cons, risks, etc., involved?
05/03/2010
Since some of Johnson & Johnson's medicines for kids have been recently recalled, as a consumer does this change your perception of name brand medicines or your buying behavior?
04/22/2010
When doing DNA research for one stated purpose, how much needs to or should be disclosed to subjects about other research uses of their donated blood?
04/02/2010
What is the best part to have emerged from the new health care bill?
03/26/2010
NY Times reports that more doctors are leaving private practice: how will this affect doctor-patient relationships and quality of treatment?
03/19/2010
What is the ethical difference between using embryos created for research purposes vs. existing surplus embryos?
03/12/2010
Regarding vaccination for children, how can parental rights vs. the health of the community both be respected?
03/03/2010
What are the implications -- ethical or otherwise -- of economic interests in stem cell research?
02/12/2010
What can parents and society in general do to help curb childhood obesity?
02/05/2010
What lessons about conducting (ethical) research are reinforced in light of the retracted autism-vaccine study published in The Lancet?
01/28/2010
When do researchers, if ever, have the responsibility to ensure or guarantee continued care after the clinical trial has ended?
01/21/2010
Is access to quality medical care a right, a privilege, or something else?
01/12/2010
What steps should be taken to ensure quality end-of-life care? Do patients' wishes override other factors, such as their families' wishes? If so, when? How helpful are advance directives?
01/04/2010
New year, new decade...fresh start? What are some health law or related issues that you would like to receive more attention, education on, funding, etc?
12/16/2009
Does a conflict of interest exist when doctors do not tell patients they are being compensated by pharmaceutical companies? Should they tell them? Why or why not?
10/13/2009
When is it okay to challenge parents’ authority to make medical decisions for their children -- e.g., newborn screening?
09/21/2009
Regarding new controversial biomedical technologies, what do you consider an appropriate amount of oversight? Can there be too much or too little?
08/26/2009
What uses of human embryonic stem cells would you consider inappropriate?
08/06/2009
If a doctor sees a colleague make a medical error, should that doctor inform the patient? Why?
07/22/2009
When is it ethical for a doctor to deceive a patient with a placebo?
05/14/2009
Will the benefits of a national medical records database outweigh potential hazards, such as leaks of private information? Why?

Touching upon a theme in the winter issue of JLME, under which circumstances should or could the rights of pyschiatric patients be waived?

10/22/2010


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