Sydney Health Ethics: Recent submissions
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"It looks after me”: how older patients make decisions about analgesics for osteoarthritis
Published 2011-01-01Objective: To explore the key motivators behind selection of analgesics (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), paracetamol and complementary medications (CMs)) by patients with osteoarthritis (OA). Methods: A ...Open AccessArticle -
Rules of Engagement: Journalists’ attitudes to industry influence in health news reporting.
Published 2014-01-01Health-related industries use a variety of methods to influence health news, including the formation and maintenance of direct relationships with journalists. These interactions have the potential to subvert news reporting ...Open AccessArticle -
A Gentle Ethical Defence of Homeopathy
Published 2014-01-01Recent discourses about the legitimacy of homeopathy have focused on its scientific plausibility, mechanism of action and evidence base. These, frequently, conclude not only that homeopathy is scientifically baseless, but ...Open AccessArticle -
How Western national interest drives Ebola drug development
Published 2014-08-20Ebola virus disease typically only occurs in rural and remote areas among resource-poor populations. Until the large, recent outbreak in West Africa, cases of the illness were a rarity. So the fact that we even have ...Open AccessArticle -
The ethics of over-diagnosis: risk and responsibility in medicine
Published 2012-01-01Recently a friend told me a story about her dad. Fit and well, he had a PSA test during a general medical check-up. The PSA test is controversial: many, including its inventor, say it should never be used to screen for ...Open AccessArticle