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“jonathan kimmelman”

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  • Gene Transfer and the Ethics of First-in-Human Research

    Lost in Translation

    by Jonathan Kimmelman ...
    Human gene transfer is widely regarded as one of the most promising technologies for the treatment of a variety of disorders, but it presents practitioners with a variety of difficult ethical questions. Gene Transfer and the Ethics of First-in-Human Research examines the ethical and policy dimensions of testing interventions in human beings for the first time. The book discusses the difficult ... Read more

    $69.69 USD

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  • Professionalism in Medicine

    A Case-Based Guide for Medical Students

    Edited by John Spandorfer, MD, Charles A. Pohl, MD, Susan L. Rattner, Thomas J. Nasca, MD ...
    Learning medical professionalism is a challenging, evolving, and life-long endeavor. Professionalism in Medicine: A Case-Based Guide for Medical Students helps begin this process by engaging students and their teachers in reflection on cases that resonate with the experiences of life in medicine. Through the book's seventy-two cases, commentaries, videos, and literature-based reviews, students ... Read more

    $58.29 USD

  • Ethics and Health Care

    An Introduction

    by John C. Moskop ...
    Series series Cambridge Applied Ethics
    Who should have access to assisted reproductive technologies? Which one of many seriously ill patients should be offered the next available transplant organ? When may a surrogate decision maker decide to withdraw life-prolonging measures from an unconscious patient? Questions like these feature prominently in the field of health care ethics and in the education of health care professionals. This ... Read more

    $27.89 USD

  • An Error in Judgement

    by Dara Culhane ...
    On January 22, 1979, an eleven-year-old Native girl died of a ruptured appendix in an Alert Bay, B.C. hospital. The events that followed are chronicled here by Dara Culhane Speck, a member by marriage of the Nimpkish Indian Band in Alert Bay. She has relied mainly on interviews, anecdotes and public records to describe how this small, isolated Native community took on the local hospital, the ... Read more

    $21.99 USD

  • The Age of Genomes

    Tales from the Front Lines of Genetic Medicine

    by Jon Luoma, Steven Monroe Lipkin ...
    A leading geneticist explores what promises to be one of the most transformative advances in health and medicine in historyAlmost every week, another exciting headline appears about new advances in the field of genetics. Genetic testing is experiencing the kind of exponential growth once seen with the birth of the Internet, while the plummeting cost of DNA sequencing makes it increasingly ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Should A Doctor Tell?

    The Evolution of Medical Confidentiality in Britain

    by Angus H. Ferguson ...
    Medical confidentiality has long been recognised as a core element of medical ethics, but its boundaries are under constant negotiation. Areas of debate in twenty-first century medicine include the use of patient-identifiable data in research, information sharing across public services, and the implications of advances in genetics. This book provides important historical insight into the modern ... Read more

    $59.99 USD

  • Is this Cell a Human Being?

    Exploring the Status of Embryos, Stem Cells and Human-Animal Hybrids

    Edited by Antoine Suarez, Joachim Huarte ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    The central question of this book is whether or not particular cell entities of human origin ought to be considered human beings. The answer is crucial for making moral decisions for or against research and experimentation. Experts in the field discuss the production of embryonic-like pluripotent stem cells by altered nuclear transfer, parthenogenesis and reprogramming of adult somatic cells. They ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Genetic Information

    Acquisition, Access, and Control

    Edited by Alison K. Thompson, Ruth F. Chadwick ...
    It is difficult to think of an example of an advancement in the biological sciences that has had an impact on society similar to that of the new genetics. Recent developments in biotechnology have occasioned much discussion among academics, professionals, and lay people alike. In particular, many questions and concerns have arisen over the acquisi tion, access, and control of genetic information. ... Read more

    $143.09 USD

  • Abortion Rights

    For and Against

    by Kate Greasley, Christopher Kaczor ...
    This book features opening arguments followed by two rounds of reply between two moral philosophers on opposing sides of the abortion debate. In the opening essays, Kate Greasley and Christopher Kaczor lay out what they take to be the best case for and against abortion rights. In the ensuing dialogue, they engage with each other's arguments and each responds to criticisms fielded by the other. ... Read more

    $30.39 USD

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  • Telling Genes

    The Story of Genetic Counseling in America

    by Alexandra Minna Stern ...
    The history of contemporary genetic counseling, including its medical, personal, and ethical dimensions.Winner of the CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title of the Choice ACRLFor sixty years genetic counselors have served as the messengers of important information about the risks, realities, and perceptions of genetic conditions. More than 2,500 certified genetic counselors in the United States work in ... Read more

    $25.39 USD

  • Ethical Challenges in Genomics Research

    A Guide to Understanding Ethics in Context

    by Paula Boddington ...
    New developments in science and technology have resulted in shifting ethical challenges in many areas including in genomics research. This book enables those who are involved in genomics research, whether as researcher, participant or policy maker, to understand the ethical issues currently developing in this field and to participate actively in these important debates. A clear account is given of ... Read more

    $152.09 USD

  • Saviour Siblings

    A Relational Approach to the Welfare of the Child in Selective Reproduction

    by Michelle Taylor-Sands ...
    Series series Biomedical Law and Ethics Library
    Genetic screening technologies involving pre-implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) raise particular issues about selective reproduction and the welfare of the child to be born. How does selection impact on the identity of the child who is born? Are children who are selected for a particular purpose harmed or treated as commodities? How far should the state interfere with parents’ reproductive ... Read more

    $67.99 USD