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Houston, Do We Have a Lawyer? The Legal Black Hole of Astronaut Health Care

Bill of Health

While astronauts do sign extensive liability waivers and informed consent forms before liftoffwhich may limit lawsuitsthese are patchwork, jurisdiction-bound contracts that do not provide blanket legal immunity and typically do not shield the agency from claims related to willful misconduct, or claims by a natural person for bodily injury or death.

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The Legal and Ethical Imperative of Explicit Consent in Intimate Medical Procedures

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However, sensitive exams and other intimate tasks conducted without consent can leave patients feeling violated. Informed consent is a cornerstone of ethical medical practice. of them expressed a correct understanding of what constitutes informed consent. [3] Written by: Shelby Harriel-Hidlebaugh, M.Ed.

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Judging in the Pandemic – A Malawian Perspective

Bill of Health

Additionally, the Government declared COVID-19 a “ formidable disease ” under the Public Health Act on April 1, 2020. It noted that existing social assistance programs that the Government identified for reducing poverty and vulnerability were denounced as failures.

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Actionable Insights from the International Collaborative Research Program in Bioscience Innovation & Law

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Emma Kondrup looks at how AI-driven medicine may change how we understand informed consent, and whether existing legislative frameworks provide a good enough safeguard against its risks. Can current EU rules appropriately respond to potential privacy risks and efficacy concerns without unduly hindering innovation?

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New Evidence on Dementia, Identity, and Decision-Making

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In the prompt, a character named Robin had filled out an advance directive stating that she did not want medical treatment if she were to lose capacity (or, in the “control condition” participants were given more general information about her lifelong values).

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AI’s Ability to Manipulate Decision Making Requires a Moratorium on Its Use in Obtaining Consent for Biomedical Research

Bill of Health

The federal government’s commitment to assuring that participants in human subject research provide fully informed consent dates back to the U.S The World Health Organization supports this ban and in particular describes it as making informed consent impossible in the health care setting.

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Governing Health Data for Research, Development, and Innovation: The Missteps of the European Health Data Space Proposal

Bill of Health

By Enrique Santamaría Together with the Data Governance Act (DGA) and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the proposal for a Regulation on the European Health Data Space (EHDS) will most likely form the new regulatory and governance framework for the use of health data in the European Union.