Ethically Yours

One of the first books I read when starting my dissertation.  http://www.springerlink.com/content/w856127456076523/

“’Math is for boys’ stereotype still alive.”   Improve grades for minority students. “What does not kill you does not always make you stronger.”  Experimental Philosophy And Another License those Bioethicists

The Daily Show with Jon Stewart recently had a segment that mentions both medical ethics and the “leftist military.”  The Medical Ethics topic (Guatemala STD Experiment) starts around 1:25 into the clip.  The Senior Military Analyst starts his rant against the leftist military at around 4:40.    The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – [...]

Stories Related to Military Ethics, Medical Ethics, and a bonus visual.  “US apologizes for infecting Guatemalans with STDs in the 1940s.”  Brought to us by the same doctor who ran the Tuskegee experiment, CNN reports on the “U.S. Public Health Service Sexually Transmitted Disease Inoculation Study of 1946-1948.”  "Things researchers find when looking for other [...]

Stories and Events Related to Military Ethics, Medical Ethics, and some fun.  "Forest, Maker of Celexa, to Pay More Than $313 Million to Settle Marketing Case." Natasha Singer from the NYT reports on the settlement where a pharmaceutical company illegally marketed a drug for off-label use.  The company was also accused of making payments to [...]

Many of us take it for granted that health care is readily available.  Yet for many people in the world, including the uninsured in the US, health care workers are not readily available.  I recently ran across an interesting website that may help people interested in providing or sharing community health care.  Hesperian:  Publishing for [...]

Stories and Events Related to Military Ethics, Medical Ethics, and some fun. “Judge:  Military’s ban on gays Unconstitutional.”  The Associated Press reports that the U.S. military’s ban on openly gay soldiers violates the 1st Amendment.  “U.S. Marines free ship from pirates.”  LA Times reporter Tony Perry reports that U.S. Marines freed a crew and detained [...]

It is sad that mental health issues continue to be stigmatized in society.  This stigmatization is enhanced within the culture and climate of the military.  There is a certain amount of cognitive dissonance when trying to reconcile a “Warrior Ethos” with the fact that good soldiers can experience mental health problems.

Stories and Events Related to Military Ethics, Medical Ethics, and some fun. “Getting to the truth of Pat Tillman’s death.” An LA Times article blurbing the upcoming movie “The Tillman Story:  a murder, a cover up, a crime..”  Watch a documentary that details the patriotism to Tillman, how the military propaganda machine tried to cover up [...]

A recent article on the New York Times, “A Medical Bill You May Not Have to Pay,” reminded me of a billing practice a few medical practices that seems very under-handed, if not fraudulent.  I’m not sure what they call it in the industry, but one of my colleagues refers to it as “variable rate [...]