Tag: medical ethics
Should we screen the genome of babies for hereditary diseases? – Health
Even with the best medical care, the birth of a baby is never without risk. Parents are happy and relieved when everything goes well and usually do not immediately think…
BabySeq: One in Ten Newborns Carry Genetic Risks – Health
When analyzing the complete genome of newborns, American doctors discovered gene variants in around ten percent of the babies examined that can lead to diseases. This offers the possibility of…
Erlangen: The former sanatorium and nursing home is demolished – Bavaria
The protests of doctors, preservationists, medical ethicists and the Auschwitz Committee could not prevent the almost complete demolition of the historic sanatorium and nursing home in Erlangen. Now there is…
Triage: Who gets to survive when the hospitals are full? – Knowledge
Who should doctors prefer when the number of intensive care beds is no longer sufficient? The federal government is working on a law for such a triage, but the criticism…
Critical medicine Munich: For better treatment and research – Munich
It’s nine o’clock on Wednesday evening in the Physiological Institute of the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU). The long, bare corridors are dark and the students have long since…