/tags/medical-ethics Medical ethics en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍøÌìÌà Fri, 10 Jun 2022 10:30:11 GMT /health-science-environment/2022-06-10/race-is-used-in-medicine-as-a-shorthand-for-how-bodies-work-some-doctors-want-to-change-that Physicians have long believed it’s good medicine to consider race in health care. But recently, rather than perpetuate the myth that race governs how bodies function, a more nuanced approach has emerged: acknowledging that racial health disparities often reflect the effects of generations of systemic racism, such as lack of access to stable housing or nutritious food. Fri, 10 Jun 2022 10:30:11 GMT /health-science-environment/2022-06-10/race-is-used-in-medicine-as-a-shorthand-for-how-bodies-work-some-doctors-want-to-change-that Rae Ellen Bichell, Cara Anthony /health-science-environment/2020-12-26/these-families-raised-millions-to-fund-treatment-for-their-kids-genetic-disorders-it-hasnt-happen The growing trend of family-funded research concerns some medical ethicists, who say that suggestions to parents that treatments may be imminent can raise thorny ethical issues. Sat, 26 Dec 2020 13:38:56 GMT /health-science-environment/2020-12-26/these-families-raised-millions-to-fund-treatment-for-their-kids-genetic-disorders-it-hasnt-happen Alex Smith