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Social Distance Warriors Should Not Be Regarded as Moral Exemplars in a Pandemic Nor as Paragons of Politeness: A Response to Shaw
In a recent article, Shaw contrasts his own supposed good behaviour, as that of a self-proclaimed “social distance warrior” with the alleged rude...
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An Exploration of Rural Housing Insecurity as a Public Health Problem in California’s Rural Northern Counties
Although widely acknowledged as an important social determinant of health, until recently researchers and policymakers have primarily approached...
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A Study of Households with Children and Firearms in Baltimore, Maryland
Firearm injuries are the leading cause of death among children and adolescents in the US. Safe storage of firearms in the home is one of the most...
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The “Bystander at the Switch” Revisited? Ethical Implications of the Government Strategies Against COVID-19
Suppose COVID-19 is the runaway tram in the famous moral thought experiment, known as the “Bystander at the Switch.” Consider the two differentiated...
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Ethical Challenges in Oral Healthcare Services Provided by Non-Governmental Organizations for Refugees in Germany
Oral healthcare is attracting much attention after decades of neglect from policymakers. Recent studies have shown a strong association between oral...
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For the Good of the Globe: Moral Reasons for States to Mitigate Global Catastrophic Biological Risks
Actions to prepare for and prevent pandemics are a common topic for bioethical analysis. However, little attention has been paid to global...
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Financing Thresholds for Sustainability of Community Health Worker Programs for Patients Receiving Medicaid Across the United States
States have turned to novel Medicaid financing to pay for community health worker (CHW) programs, often through fee-for-service or capitated...
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AI-Enhanced Healthcare: Not a new Paradigm for Informed Consent
With the increasing prevalence of artificial intelligence (AI) and other digital technologies in healthcare, the ethical debate surrounding their...
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Trusted Information Sources About the COVID-19 Vaccine Vary in Underserved Communities
The COVID-19 pandemic was one of the deadliest global public health events. In the United States, over 1.1 million individuals have died, and now...
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Ethical Reflection on the “QR code Dilemma” Faced by Older People During COVID-19 in China
The widespread application of QR code technology is best represented by the health codes used in China’s pandemic prevention and control. This...
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Health-Oriented Environmental Categories, Individual Health Environments, and the Concept of Environment in Public Health
The term ‘environment’ is not uniformly defined in the public health sciences, which causes crucial inconsistencies in research, health policy, and...
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Assessing Physicians’ Recommendations for Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) and Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Testing Among Minority Populations in Greater Philadelphia and New York City
Deaths from liver cancer are on the rise and disproportionately affect minority racial/ethnic groups. In this study, we examined associations between...
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High Interest in the Use of mHealth Platform for HIV Prevention among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Nepal
Mobile technology growth in Nepal offers promising opportunities for using mobile health (mHealth) interventions to facilitate HIV prevention...
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Premature Death as a Normative Concept
The practical goal of preventing premature death seems uncontroversial. But the term ‘premature death’ is vague with several, sometimes conflicting...
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Reducing the Likelihood of Opioid Overdose Fatalities on College and University Campuses: An Action Plan and Model
For more than two decades there has been a continuous rise in opioid overdose related deaths. The majority of the deaths include the age range when,...
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Building a Community Partnership for the Development of Health Ministries Within the African American Community: The Triad Pastors Network
African Americans continue to have worse health outcomes despite attempts to reduce health disparities. This is due, in part, to inadequate access to...
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Women’s and Provider’s Moral Reasoning About the Permissibility of Coercion in Birth: A Descriptive Ethics Study
Evidence shows that during birth women frequently experience unconsented care, coercion, and a loss of autonomy. For many countries, this contradicts...
