Benefits and Drawbacks of Emergency Use Authorizations for COVID Vaccines
The EUA pathway may impede vital scientific progress needed to establish the long term safety and efficacy of investigational COVID-19 vaccines.
Bioethics
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Although the future of reproductive freedom is uncertain and bleak, we now have the opportunity to thoughtfully move forward.
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Read more: Arizona’s Crisis Standards of Care and Fair Allocation of Resources During COVID-19 Arizona’s Crisis Standards of Care and Fair Allocation of Resources During COVID-19
Arizona has done the right thing by adopting crisis standards of care instead of leaving these decisions about ventilators to be made ad hoc.
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While generic competition is crucial for reducing drug prices, brand-name drug manufacturers can utilize several strategies to delay such competition.
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Many people are realizing the importance of taking control where they can, such as by identifying who they want making their medical decisions if needed.
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COVID-19 or not, all clinicians need to be trained in how to talk to patients and families about their goals and values and tailor care accordingly.
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Read more: The COVID-19 Pandemic Highlights the Necessity of Advance Care Planning The COVID-19 Pandemic Highlights the Necessity of Advance Care Planning
The COVID-19 pandemic has laid bare the importance of clearly expressing personal wishes for medical care in emergency situations.
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Read more: Racial Disparities Persist in Human Subjects Research Racial Disparities Persist in Human Subjects Research
Human subjects research has long been plagued by racial inequality. While flagrant abuses have been curtailed, disparities have, unfortunately, persisted.
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Read more: Safer at Home? Yes, but Not According to the Wisconsin Supreme Court Safer at Home? Yes, but Not According to the Wisconsin Supreme Court
In Wisconsin, pushback against stay-at-home orders culminated in the state Supreme Court’s decision on May 13 to reverse the state’s “Safer at Home” policy.
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Read more: COVID-19 Policies and Constitutional Violations COVID-19 Policies and Constitutional Violations
During the coronavirus crisis, protesters are right that their liberty has been infringed. But the real cause is insufficient federal public health efforts.
