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  1. The introduction and wide application of non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) has triggered further evolution of routines in the practice of prenatal diagnosis. ‘Routinization’ of prenatal diagnosis however ha...

    Authors: Christoph Rehmann-Sutter, Daniëlle R. M. Timmermans and Aviad Raz
    Citation: BMC Medical Ethics 2023 24:87
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  3. Massively parallel sequencing techniques, such as whole exome sequencing (WES) and whole genome sequencing (WGS), may reveal unsolicited findings (UFs) unrelated to the diagnostic aim. Such techniques are freq...

    Authors: Candice Cornelis, Wybo Dondorp, Ineke Bolt, Guido de Wert, Marieke van Summeren, Eva Brilstra, Nine Knoers and Annelien L. Bredenoord
    Citation: BMC Medical Ethics 2023 24:98
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  7. Achieving meaningful consent can be challenging, particularly in contexts of diminished literacy, yet is a vital part of participant protection in global health research.

    Authors: Rachel C Greer, Nipaphan Kanthawang, Jennifer Roest, Carlo Perrone, Tri Wangrangsimakul, Michael Parker, Maureen Kelley and Phaik Yeong Cheah
    Citation: BMC Medical Ethics 2023 24:111
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  8. We would like to respond to the comment we received from our colleagues on our case report about organ donation after euthanasia starting at home. We reply to their statements on medical and legal aspects, and...

    Authors: Najat Tajaâte, Nathalie van Dijk, Elien Pragt, David Shaw, A Kempener-Deguelle, Wim de Jongh, Jan Bollen and Walther van Mook
    Citation: BMC Medical Ethics 2023 24:33
    Content type: Matters Arising Published on:

    The original article was published in BMC Medical Ethics 2023 24:34

  9. A total of 327 participants (members of the public n = 277, professionals n = 50) completed the survey (November 2022 - March 2023). ARP was supported by 97% of...

    Authors: Victoria Shepherd, Kerenza Hood and Fiona Wood
    Citation: BMC Medical Ethics 2023 24:70
    Content type: Research Published on:

  12. We would like to respond to the article “Organ donation after euthanasia starting at home in a patient with multiple system atrophy Tajaâte et al., [2021] 22:120” on organ donation after euthanasia from home [...

    Authors: Johannes Mulder and Hans Sonneveld
    Citation: BMC Medical Ethics 2023 24:34
    Content type: Correspondence Published on:

    The original article was published in BMC Medical Ethics 2021 22:120

    The Matters Arising to this article has been published in BMC Medical Ethics 2023 24:33

  14. The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, and the reformed guardianship law in Germany, require that persons with a disability, including people with dementia in Alzheimer’s disease (PwAD),...

    Authors: Janina Florack, Christina Abele, Stefanie Baisch, Simon Forstmeier, Daniel Garmann, Martin Grond, Ingmar Hornke, Tarik Karakaya, Jonas Karneboge, Boris Knopf, Gregor Lindl, Tanja Müller, Frank Oswald, Nathalie Pfeiffer, David Prvulovic, Aoife Poth…
    Citation: BMC Medical Ethics 2023 24:26
    Content type: Study Protocol Published on:

  15. Allocation of scarce organs for transplantation is ethically challenging. Artificial intelligence (AI) has been proposed to assist in liver allocation, however the ethics of this remains unexplored and the vie...

    Authors: Max Drezga-Kleiminger, Joanna Demaree-Cotton, Julian Koplin, Julian Savulescu and Dominic Wilkinson
    Citation: BMC Medical Ethics 2023 24:102
    Content type: Research Published on:

  16. We implemented a literature-validated questionnaire to examine the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of the target population during the period between April and August 2023. Themes of ethical debate included p...

    Authors: Abdallah Al-Ani, Abdallah Rayyan, Ahmad Maswadeh, Hala Sultan, Ahmad Alhammouri, Hadeel Asfour, Tariq Alrawajih, Sarah Al Sharie, Fahed Al Karmi, Ahmed Mahmoud Al-Azzam, Asem Mansour and Maysa Al-Hussaini
    Citation: BMC Medical Ethics 2024 25:18
    Content type: Research Published on:

    The Correction to this article has been published in BMC Medical Ethics 2024 25:27

  17. In May 2020, England moved to an opt-out organ donation system, meaning adults are presumed to be an organ donor unless within an excluded group or have opted-out. This change aims to improve organ donation ra...

    Authors: Natalie L. Clark, Dorothy Coe, Natasha Newell, Mark N. A. Jones, Matthew Robb, David Reaich and Caroline Wroe
    Citation: BMC Medical Ethics 2024 25:47
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  18. While genomic data sharing can facilitate important health research and discovery benefits, these must be balanced against potential privacy risks and harms to individuals. Understanding public attitudes and p...

    Authors: Holly Etchegary, Georgia Darmonkov, Charlene Simmonds, Daryl Pullman and Proton Rahman
    Citation: BMC Medical Ethics 2023 24:81
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  19. In June 2016, Canada legalized medical assistance in dying (MAiD). From the outset, some healthcare institutions (including faith-based and non-faith-based hospitals, hospices, and residential aged care facili...

    Authors: Eliana Close, Ruthie Jeanneret, Jocelyn Downie, Lindy Willmott and Ben P White
    Citation: BMC Medical Ethics 2023 24:71
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  20. Shared decision making (SDM) and advance care planning (ACP) are important evidence and ethics based concepts that can be translated in communication tools to aid the treatment decision-making process. Althoug...

    Authors: Ana Rosca, Isabelle Karzig-Roduner, Jürgen Kasper, Niek Rogger, Daniel Drewniak and Tanja Krones
    Citation: BMC Medical Ethics 2023 24:64
    Content type: Research Published on:

  22. Prenatal genetic testing, in particular non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT), as well as screening for risks associated with pregnancy, and counseling, play pivotal roles in reproductive healthcare, offering v...

    Authors: Mirriam Tyebally Fang, Federico Germani, Giovanni Spitale, Sebastian Wäscher, Ladina Kunz and Nikola Biller-Andorno
    Citation: BMC Medical Ethics 2023 24:85
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  23. The expressions of a “wish to hasten death” or “wish to die” raise ethical concerns and challenges. These expressions are related to ethical principles intertwined within the field of medical ethics, particula...

    Authors: Paulo J. Borges, Pablo Hernández-Marrero and Sandra Martins Pereira
    Citation: BMC Medical Ethics 2024 25:23
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  25. The field of bioethics examines the moral and ethical dilemmas that arise in the biological sciences, healthcare, and medical practices. There has been a rise in medical negligence cases, complaints against he...

    Authors: Poovishnu Devi Thangavelu, Balamurugan Janakiraman, Renuka Pawar, Pravin H. Shingare, Suresh Bhosale, Russel D Souza, Ivone Duarte and Rui Nunes
    Citation: BMC Medical Ethics 2024 25:30
    Content type: Research Published on:

  28. Ethical review systems need to build on their experiences of COVID-19 research to enhance their preparedness for future pandemics. Recommendations from representatives from over twenty countries include: impro...

    Authors: Katharine Wright, Nic Aagaard, Amr Yusuf Ali, Caesar Atuire, Michael Campbell, Katherine Littler, Ahmed Mandil, Roli Mathur, Joseph Okeibunor, Andreas Reis, Maria Alexandra Ribeiro, Carla Saenz, Mamello Sekhoacha, Ehsan Shamsi Gooshki, Jerome Amir Singh and Ross Upshur
    Citation: BMC Medical Ethics 2023 24:92
    Content type: Comment Published on:

  30. Each individual’s unique health-related beliefs can greatly impact the patient-clinician relationship. When there is a conflict between the patient’s preferences and recommended medical care, it can create a s...

    Authors: Tetsuya Yumoto, Takashi Hongo, Yasuhiro Koide, Takafumi Obara, Kohei Tsukahara, Hiromichi Naito and Atsunori Nakao
    Citation: BMC Medical Ethics 2023 24:80
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  31. Voluntary post-mortem donation to science (PDS) is the most appropriate source for body dissection in medical education and training, and highly useful for biomedical research. In Mexico, unclaimed bodies are ...

    Authors: I. Meester, M. Polino Guajardo, A. C. Treviño Ramos, J. M. Solís-Soto and A. Rojas-Martinez
    Citation: BMC Medical Ethics 2023 24:101
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  32. Researchers must adhere to ethical and scientific standards in their research involving human subjects; therefore, their knowledge of human subjects’ rights is essential. A tool to measure the extent of this k...

    Authors: May M. Al-Madaney and Margrit Fässler
    Citation: BMC Medical Ethics 2023 24:94
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  33. Forward-looking, democratically oriented governance is needed to ensure that human genome editing serves rather than undercuts public values. Scientific, policy, and ethics communities have recognized this nec...

    Authors: Cynthia Selin, Lauren Lambert, Stephanie Morain, John P. Nelson, Dorit Barlevy, Mahmud Farooque, Haley Manley and Christopher T. Scott
    Citation: BMC Medical Ethics 2023 24:72
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  34. With the outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), global researchers were confronted with major challenges. The German National Pandemic Cohort Network (NAPKON) was launched in...

    Authors: Katharina Tilch, Sina M. Hopff, Katharina Appel, Monika Kraus, Bettina Lorenz-Depiereux, Lisa Pilgram, Gabi Anton, Sarah Berger, Ramsia Geisler, Kirsten Haas, Thomas Illig, Dagmar Krefting, Roberto Lorbeer, Lazar Mitrov, Maximilian Muenchhoff, Matthias Nauck…
    Citation: BMC Medical Ethics 2023 24:84
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  35. Clinical trials should be as inclusive as possible to facilitate equitable access to research and better reflect the population towards which any intervention is aimed. Informed by the UK’s National Institute ...

    Authors: Dhrusti Patel, Lucy Kilburn, Lisa Fox, Emma Hall, Judith Bliss and Rebecca Lewis
    Citation: BMC Medical Ethics 2023 24:105
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  36. The emergence of artificial intelligence (AI) in medicine has prompted the development of numerous ethical guidelines, while the involvement of patients in the creation of these documents lags behind. As part ...

    Authors: Menno T. Maris, Ayca Koçar, Dick L. Willems, Jeannette Pols, Hanno L. Tan, Georg L. Lindinger and Marieke A.R. Bak
    Citation: BMC Medical Ethics 2024 25:42
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  37. Infertility is an increasingly prevalent disease in society and is considered by the World Health Organization to be a public health problem. An important ethical issue arises from the clarification of reprodu...

    Authors: Drauzio Oppenheimer, Francisca Rego and Rui Nunes
    Citation: BMC Medical Ethics 2023 24:69
    Content type: Research Published on:

  38. New disease-modifying ways to treat Parkinson’s disease (PD) may soon become a reality with intracerebral transplantation of cell products produced from human embryonic stem cells (hESCs). The aim of this stud...

    Authors: Karin Schölin Bywall, Jennifer Drevin, Catharina Groothuis-Oudshoorn, Jorien Veldwijk, Dag Nyholm, Hakan Widner, Trinette van Vliet, Elena Jiltsova, Mats Hansson and Jennifer Viberg Johansson
    Citation: BMC Medical Ethics 2023 24:83
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  39. Over the last few decades biobanks have been recognised as institutions that may revolutionise biomedical research and the development of personalised medicine. Poland, however, still lacks clear regulations r...

    Authors: Jan Domaradzki, Justyna Czekajewska and Dariusz Walkowiak
    Citation: BMC Medical Ethics 2023 24:53
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  40. Although the Covid-19 epidemic challenged existing medical care norms and practices, it was no excuse for unlawful conduct. On the contrary, legal compliance proved essential in fighting the pandemic. Within t...

    Authors: Maria Cristina Plaiasu, Dragos Ovidiu Alexandru and Codrut Andrei Nanu
    Citation: BMC Medical Ethics 2023 24:54
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  41. In this study, we examined the ethical implications of Egypt’s new clinical trial law, employing the ethical framework proposed by Emanuel et al. and comparing it to various national and supranational laws. Th...

    Authors: Sylvia Martin, Mirko Ancillotti, Santa Slokenberga and Amal Matar
    Citation: BMC Medical Ethics 2024 25:48
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  43. Although the importance of clinical ethics in contemporary clinical environments is established, development of formal clinical ethics services in the Australia health system has, to date, been ad hoc. This st...

    Authors: Elizabeth Hoon, Jessie Edwards, Gill Harvey, Jaklin Eliott, Tracy Merlin, Drew Carter, Stewart Moodie and Gerry O’Callaghan
    Citation: BMC Medical Ethics 2023 24:62
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  44. Parental refusal of routine childhood vaccination remains an ethically contested area. This systematic review sought to explore and characterise the normative arguments made about parental refusal of routine v...

    Authors: Kerrie Wiley, Maria Christou-Ergos, Chris Degeling, Rosalind McDougall, Penelope Robinson, Katie Attwell, Catherine Helps, Shevaun Drislane and Stacy M Carter
    Citation: BMC Medical Ethics 2023 24:96
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  45. Collecting post-mortem brain tissue is essential, especially from healthy “control” individuals, to advance knowledge on increasingly common neurological and mental disorders. Yet, healthy individuals, on whic...

    Authors: Chiara Cattaneo, Iuliia Urakcheeva, Gianmarco Giacomini, Maria Antonietta Stazi, Susanna Lana, Antonio Arnofi, Miriam Salemi and Virgilia Toccaceli
    Citation: BMC Medical Ethics 2023 24:104
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  47. Dementia care is essential to promote the well-being of patients but remains a difficult task prone to ethical issues. These issues include questions like whether manipulating a person with dementia is ethical...

    Authors: Sigurd Lauridsen, Frederik Schou-Juul, Anna Paldam Folker, Peter Simonsen, Marie-Elisabeth Phil and Sofie Smedegaard Skov
    Citation: BMC Medical Ethics 2023 24:45
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  48. Relatives have no formal position in the practice of euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide (EAS) according to Dutch legislation. However, research shows that physicians often involve relatives in EAS decis...

    Authors: Sophie C. Renckens, Bregje D. Onwuteaka-Philipsen, Agnes van der Heide and H. Roeline Pasman
    Citation: BMC Medical Ethics 2024 25:43
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  49. Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, different countries sought to manufacture and supply effective vaccines to control the disease and prevent and protect public health in society. The implementation...

    Authors: Roya Malekzadeh, Ghasem Abedi, Arash Ziapour, Murat Yıldırım and Afshin Amirkhanlou
    Citation: BMC Medical Ethics 2023 24:91
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  50. One of the core goals of Digital Health Technologies (DHT) is to transform healthcare services and delivery by shifting primary care from hospitals into the community. However, achieving this goal will rely on...

    Authors: Tamra Lysaght, Hui Yun Chan, James Scheibner, Hui Jin Toh and Bernadette Richards
    Citation: BMC Medical Ethics 2023 24:78
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