Sydney Health Ethics: Recent submissions
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Parenthood in young cancer survivors is more than a combination of motivation and capacity
Published 2016-01-01Schmidt et al. (2016) recently reviewed published literature on the reproductive intentions and parenthood motivations of cancer survivors. The authors highlight cancer survivors’ incentives for entering parenthood and ...Open AccessArticle -
Decision Making in the Shadow of Death
Published 2016-04-01It is often assumed that decision-making is a completely rational process. In reality, of course, numerous heuristics and biases influence the way we think and the decisions we make in clinical, research and policy contexts. ...Open AccessArticle -
Women view key sexual behaviours as the trigger for the onset and recurrence of bacterial vaginosis
Published 2017-03-01Background Bacterial vaginosis (BV) affects a third of women of reproductive age in the US and there is increasing evidence to suggest it may be sexually transmitted. This study aimed to extend and validate the findings ...Open AccessArticle -
Clinical Ethics Support in Contemporary Health Care
Published 2016-01-01This chapter concerns current initiatives to create and maintain specialized services to help respond to ethical issues that arise in the practice of health care. These initiatives, the obstacles they face, and the ...Open AccessBook chapter -
The Deadly Business of an Unregulated Global Stem Cell Industry
Published 2017-03-29In 2016, the Office of the State Coroner of New South Wales released its report into the death of an Australian woman, Sheila Drysdale, who had died from complications of an autologous stem cell procedure at a Sydney clinic. ...Open AccessArticle