Medical ethics experts identify, address key issues in H1N1 pandemic
Joint Centre for Bioethics, Toronto 23 Sep 2009 The anticipated onset of a second wave of the H1N1 influenza pandemic […]
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Experts urge strongest isolation for new drug-resistant tuberculosis cases appearing in South Africa
University of Toronto Joint Centre for Bioethics 22-Jan-2007 Public health trumps individual human rights, medical ethics experts say Medical ethics
Replacing insulin is top-ranked breakthrough foreseen for health in developing world
11-Sep-2006 University of Toronto Joint Center for Bioethics Experts rank top 10 ways of improving health in poor countries from
Ethics in a pandemic
27 Nov 05 University of Toronto Joint Centre for Bioethics Coping effectively with a predicted influenza pandemic that threatens to
Prepare public for bird flu, experts urge governments
Joint Centre for Bioethics, Toronto 27 Nov 2005 Ethicists offer guide to decision-making in predicted flu pandemic; quarantine, duty to
Conflicts pitting doctors vs. patients / kin is #1 issue in medical ethics
26 Jun 05 University of Toronto Joint Centre for Bioethics The biggest issue in medical ethics today is the growing
Nanotechnology’s miniature answers to developing world’s biggest problems
11 Apr 05 University of Toronto Joint Centre for Bioethics In a new study by researchers at the University of
Put science at center of decision-making on third world development, experts tell UN
Joint Centre for Bioethics, Toronto 6 January, 2005 Report urges end to monopoly of economists as development policy advisors Science
Cuba, South Africa, India, China, Brazil Among Developing Countries with Recipe for Thriving Health Biotechnology Industries, Saving Lives, Researchers Say in Three-Year, First-Ever Study
Joint Centre for Bioethics, University of Toronto 6 December, 2004 Cuba, South Korea, and India make and export their own
Report: How 10 top new technologies will help world reach globally-agreed goals by 2015
07 Oct 04University of Toronto Joint Centre for BioethicsNew medical tools that quickly and accurately diagnose diseases like AIDS and
Report: Open Benefits of Genomic Science to All to Save Lives of Millions in Developing Countries
Joint Center for Bioethics, University of Toronto Emerging Medical, Environmental Breakthroughs Hold Revolutionary Promise; Experts Call for UN Body to
A Better Death: Patient, Family Perspectives Used to Improve End-of-Life Care; Hospitals Need Systematic Process to Heed Patients’ Concern
Joint Center for Bioethics, University of Toronto The final months and weeks for terminally ill hospital patients could be made
Ethical guidelines needed before ‘nutrigenomic’ groceries come to market
Joint Centre for Bioethics, University of Toronto 03 Nov 03 New research designed to help consumers create customized diets based on
Regulating Stem Cell Research: Students at 5,000 Canadian High Schools Look for Answers that Have Long Mired MPs
Joint Center for Bioethics, University of Toronto Students at more than 5,000 Canadian high schools this year will receive tools
SARS Crisis Highlights Need for Ethical Framework to Guide Decisions During Infectious Outbreaks
Joint Center for Bioethics, University of Toronto Responding to important challenges raised by Toronto’s handling of the SARS crisis, experts
Greater public role in health care spending decisions needed more than extra money to cure ailing system
Joint Center for Bioethics, University of Toronto Amid mounting pressure for a massive injection of funds into Medicare, one of
New guidelines for MDs draw line between relief of suffering and euthanasia
Joint Centre for Bioethics, Toronto 12 Sept 2002 Intensive care unit physicians need to be comfortable prescribing drugs in whatever