Frailty, an Imperfect ICU Rationing Criterion.

• Authors : Batra, Ramesh K.^1,2; Latham, Stephen R.²

Subjects: *INTENSIVE care units; *SURVIVAL; *MEDICAL triage

• Source: American Journal of Bioethics. Nov 2021, Vol. 21 Issue 11, p69-71. 3p.

• Abstract: In the article, the authors discuss why frailty is a flawed criterion for triage during scarcity of intensive care unit (ICU) resources like the COVID-19 ...

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Personal Transformation and Advance Directives: An Experimental Bioethics Approach.

• Authors : Earp, Brian D.¹ ; Latham, Stephen R.^1,2; Tobia, Kevin P.³

Subjects: *BEHAVIOR modification; *BIOETHICS; *COGNITION

• Source: American Journal of Bioethics. Aug2020, Vol. 20 Issue 8, p72-75. 4p.

• Abstract: The article focuses on the personal transformation and advance directives. Topics discussed include dementia can inspire both personally and cognitively transformative experiences (Paul 2014), resulting in ...

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Molecular HIV Surveillance and Public Health Ethics: Old Wine in New Bottles.

• Authors : Dawson, Liza¹; Latham, Stephen R.²

Subjects: *BIOETHICS; *GENETIC research; *HIV infections

• Source: American Journal of Bioethics. Oct2020, Vol. 20 Issue 10, p39-41. 3p.

• Abstract: The authors comment on research by Molldrem and Smith on the use of Molecular HIV Surveillance (MHS) in public health programs. It explains strategies recommended ...

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Non-Human Germline Interventions.

• Authors : Latham, Stephen R.¹

Subjects: *BIOETHICS; *GENE therapy; *GENETIC engineering

• Source: American Journal of Bioethics. Aug2020, Vol. 20 Issue 8, p23-25. 3p.

• Abstract: In this article the author talks about non-human germline interventions. Topics discussed include analyze human germline genetic interventions in terms of their targets, goals, possible ...

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The Dead Donor Rule, Reversibility and Donor Wishes.

• Authors : Batra, Ramesh K.¹; Latham, Stephen R.¹

Subjects: *ORGAN donation

• Source: American Journal of Bioethics. Feb2023, Vol. 23 Issue 2, p31-32. 2p.

• Abstract: The author comments on the article "Does Controlled Donation After Circulatory Death Violate the Dead Donor Rule (DDR)?," by Nielsen Busch et al., focusing on ...

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Responsibility for Collateral Harm.

• Authors : Latham, Stephen R.¹ (AUTHOR)

Subjects: *ETHICS; *MEDICAL ethics; *MILITARY medicine

• Source: American Journal of Bioethics. Oct2017, Vol. 17 Issue 10, p55-57. 3p.

• Abstract: The article discusses that victims of collateral harm do not qualify for preferential medical treatment as they are not intentionally harmed. It says that results ...

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Avoiding Ineffective End‐of‐Life Care: A Lesson from Triage?

• Authors : Latham, Stephen R.

Subjects: *DIABETES complications; *BIOETHICS; *DECISION making

• Source: Hastings Center Report. May2020, Vol. 50 Issue 3, p71-72. 2p.

• Abstract: Ethicists and physicians all over the world have been working on triage protocols to plan for the possibility that the Covid‐19 pandemic will result in ... Copyright of Hastings Center Report is the property of Wiley-Blackwell and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted ...

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The United Kingdom Revisits Its Surrogacy Law.

• Authors : Latham, Stephen R.

Subjects: *HUMAN reproductive technology laws; *LEGISLATION -- History; *LEGAL status of surrogate mothersUNITED Kingdom

• Source: Hastings Center Report. Jan2020, Vol. 50 Issue 1, p6-7. 2p.

• Abstract: The United Kingdom is partway through a multiyear process of revising its law on surrogacy, both traditional and gestational. In October of 2019, the Law Commission ... Copyright of Hastings Center Report is the property of Wiley-Blackwell and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted ...

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U.S. Law and Animal Experimentation: A Critical Primer.

• Authors : Latham, Stephen R. (AUTHOR)

Subjects: *ANIMAL experimentation laws; *ANIMAL experimentation; *ANIMAL rightsUNITED States

• Source: Hastings Center Report. Nov2012 Supplement, Vol. 42, pS35-S39. 5p.

• Abstract: Every country's law permits medical experimentation on animals. While some countries protect particular kinds of animals from being subject to experimentation-notably great apes and endangered ... Copyright of Hastings Center Report is the property of Wiley-Blackwell and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted ...

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Professionalization of Clinical Ethics Consultation: Defining (Down) the Code.

• Authors : Latham, Stephen R.¹ (AUTHOR)

Subjects: *MEDICAL consultants; *MEDICAL ethics; *MEDICAL referrals

• Source: American Journal of Bioethics. May2015, Vol. 15 Issue 5, p54-56. 3p.

• Abstract: The author discusses clinical ethics consultation (CEC) and the need to professionalize their code of ethics with a law for standard interpretation. He agrees that ...

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