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New KSDPP project aims to unify research ethics review in Kahnawake A team of researchers at the Kahnawake Schools Diabetes Prevention Program (KSDPP) is working to develop a unified, community-led approach to reviewing research in Kahnawake.

New KSDPP project aims to unify research ethics review in Kahnawake

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Cultural, ethical, legal, and social considerations in genomics research with Indigenous Peoples: A scoping review - European Journal of Human Genetics European Journal of Human Genetics - Cultural, ethical, legal, and social considerations in genomics research with Indigenous Peoples: A scoping review

Cultural, ethical, legal, and social considerations in genomics research with Indigenous Peoples: A scoping review

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Bioethicists’ Perspectives on Ethical Research: Results of the “Views in Bioethics Survey” ABSTRACT Health research plays a crucial role in advancing medicine and public health, but ethical constraints shape its conduct. This study presents

Bioethicists’ Perspectives on Ethical Research

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Africa’s  Research Ethics  Framework for Climate-Health in the offing  - PAN AFRICAN VISIONS By Jean-Pierre A.

Africa’s Research Ethics Framework for Climate-Health in the offing

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Bioethicist Alta Charo Addresses the Importance of Ethics in Research and Therapies Considering the ethical implications of scientific innovations at the outset of a project can benefit researchers, patients, and the general public

Bioethicist Alta Charo Addresses the Importance of Ethics in Research and Therapies

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Belgium focused on ethics reforms to boost clinical trial competitiveness | Euractiv With trial authorisation harmonised at EU level but ethics oversight still organised nationally, Belgium is seeking to close the gap between legal alignment and operational practice

Belgium focused on ethics reforms to boost clinical trial competitiveness

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Ethics, Equity, And Authority: Reflecting On International Vaccine Research Governance A proposed United States–funded vaccine trial in Guinea-Bissau has triggered international controversy and renewed debate about ethics in global health research. The study, designed by researchers …

Ethics, Equity, And Authority: Reflecting On International Vaccine Research Governance

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Global health ethics: Moral principles guiding healthcare decisions worldwide Global health ethics addresses moral questions from medical research to disease control. WHO develops guidance on research ethics, AI governance, climate justice, and emergency response rooted in Nure...

Global health ethics: Moral principles guiding healthcare decisions worldwide

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HeLa Cells and Henrietta Lacks : Science, Ethics, and the Legacy That Changed Modern Medicine - OncoDaily HeLa Cells and Henrietta Lacks : Science, Ethics, and the Legacy That Changed Modern Medicine / cancer, HeLa Cells, Henrietta Lacks, OncoDaily, Oncology

HeLa Cells and Henrietta Lacks : Science, Ethics, and the Legacy That Changed Modern Medicine

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Controversial US study on hepatitis B vaccines in Africa ‘cancelled’ $1.6m project drew outrage over ethical questions about withholding vaccines proven to prevent disease

Controversial US study on hepatitis B vaccines in Africa ‘cancelled’

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Our research ethics boards aren’t the problem – the system wasn’t built to protect participants - Healthy Debate The bodies responsible for the ethical review of research operate with no national standards, no oversight and no accreditation at all.

Our research ethics boards aren’t the problem – the system wasn’t built to protect participants

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The Ethics or Lack Thereof of Hepatitis B Vaccine Trials in Africa The Tuskegee syphilis study stands as one of the greatest moral failures in American medical history, a reminder of what happens when vulnerable people are treated as expendable in the name of researc...

The Ethics or Lack Thereof of Hepatitis B Vaccine Trials in Africa

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Appalling Termination of NIH-Funded Clinical Trials is a Wake-up Call to Federal Health Officials Who Should Know Better - Public Citizen WASHINGTON, D.C. – After the National Institutes of Health (NIH) terminated research grants that funded clinical trials, 383 of the…

Appalling Termination of NIH-Funded Clinical Trials is a Wake-up Call to Federal Health Officials Who Should Know Better

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As Neural Organoid Research Accelerates, Scientists Discuss Ethics Neuroscience experts convened in Asilomar to talk through guidelines around ethical research on human neural organoids.

As Neural Organoid Research Accelerates, Scientists Discuss Ethics

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Decolonizing global health: a scoping review of its key components, proposed actions, and contributors - Global Health Research and Policy Introduction Although there has been attention paid to decolonizing global health, there is no consensus around the concept. To act in the face of various crises, including neocolonialism, there is a ...

Decolonizing global health: a scoping review of its key components, proposed actions, and contributors

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Researchers highlight ethical concerns when clinical trials are cut short

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Alzheimer's May Not Actually Be a Brain Disease, Reveals Expert The pursuit of a cure for Alzheimer's disease is becoming an increasingly competitive and contentious quest, with recent years witnessing several important controversies.

Alzheimer's May Not Actually Be a Brain Disease, Reveals Expert

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WHO launches the Global Clinical Trials Forum WHO has today launched the Global Clinical Trials Forum (GCTF), a global, multi-stakeholder network to strengthen clinical trial environments and infrastructure at national, regional and global levels...

WHO launches the Global Clinical Trials Forum

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A balancing act | Particle Science may have its flaws, but there’s plenty of method to the madness.

A Balancing Act

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AI-generated medical data can sidestep usual ethics review, universities say Representatives of four medical research centres have told Nature they have waived normal ethical review because 'synthetic' data do not contain real or traceable patient information.

AI-generated medical data can sidestep usual ethics review, universities say

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Why Anecdotes Beat Data And Hijack Our Judgment We like to think that our successes are earned and our failures are due to bad luck — but chance plays a far bigger role than we admit. A new study of simple coin tosses reveals how even in transparen...

Why Anecdotes Beat Data And Hijack Our Judgment

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Wearables: Innovation or Conflict of Interest? Smartwatches and glucose monitors have become the new digital worry beads, a fidget for your health. The sales pitch? You’re taking control of your life. The reality? More data, more confusion, and do...

Wearables: Innovation or Conflict of Interest?

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Microsoft says U.S. law takes precedence over Canadian data sovereignty - Digital Journal Microsoft representative says US CLOUD Act comes before other country's sovereignty.

Microsoft says U.S. law takes precedence over Canadian data sovereignty

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Microsoft says U.S. law takes precedence over Canadian data sovereignty

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mRNA drugs could protect against almost any kind of viral infection | New Scientist mRNA drugs might be able to protect against a huge range of viruses by turning on key parts of our innate defences against infection

mRNA drugs could protect against almost any kind of viral infection
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mRNA drugs could protect against almost any kind of viral infection | New Scientist mRNA drugs might be able to protect against a huge range of viruses by turning on key parts of our innate defences against infection

mRNA drugs could protect against almost any kind of viral infection
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mRNA drugs could protect against almost any kind of viral infection mRNA drugs might be able to protect against a huge range of viruses by turning on key parts of our innate defences against infection

mRNA drugs could protect against almost any kind of viral infection
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