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Bioethics Experts vs Ordinary South Africans on the Governance of Human Genome Editing

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By Donrich Thaldar On the issue of human genome editing (HGE), attitudes between bioethics scholars and the general public diverge, as highlighted by my team’s findings from a recent deliberative public engagement study. ” (Not one study participant relied on this objection during the more than 20 hours of deliberations.)

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A Precautionary Approach to Touch in Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy

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The phenomenon of citing anecdotal evidence as if it is scientific evidence appears across training materials, research articles, and general discussions by stakeholders (e.g., This is not an acceptable level of evidence given the degree of patient vulnerability and the need to address serious and widespread records of harms.

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Legal Preparedness for Aging and Caregiving

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As a result of my personal experiences and my professional background as a Professor of Law and Bioethics at Case Western Reserve University, I wrote a book called Aging with a Plan: How a Little Thought Today Can Vastly Improve Your Tomorrow. In this article, I discuss the legal documents that every American adult should have.

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Introducing Petrie-Flom’s POPLAR and PULSE Affiliated Researchers on Psychedelics

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They completed a postdoctoral fellowship in the Department of Bioethics at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and received their PhD in Comparative Literature from the University of Pennsylvania. She has authored numerous peer-reviewed articles and chapters on mental health and the training of clinicians.

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Highlights from Petrie-Flom Center Discussion on Neuroscience and Cannabis

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Panelists discussed these topics during a recent webinar hosted by the Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology, and Bioethics. This article highlights key points made during the conversation. By Minsoo Kwon The legalization of cannabis has raised ethical, regulatory, and scientific questions.

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Public Health Product Hops

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Dmitry’s talk, “Evergreening: The FDA’s Role in the Creation of Balanced Rights for Pharmaceutical Improvements,” was developed into an article and published in the Iowa Law Review in 2019 titled “The More Things Change: Improvement Patents, Drug Modifications, and the FDA.”

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Does the Right to Health Enhance Patient Rights?

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This article will consider the case study of Brazil as an example. An active bioethics and medical law community is needed to influence the interpretation of the law in Courts to set standards that complement the right to health.

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